takwatzin

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Pipil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ta- (unspecified object) + -kwa (“to eat”) + -tzin (diminutive). Compare Classical Nahuatl tlacuātzin (“opossum”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): /taˈkʷat͡siŋ/

Noun[edit]

takwatzin (plural tajtakwatzin)

  1. opossum
    Ne takwatzin kichiwa ka miktuk kwak tikmutiat
    Opossums play dead when you scare them
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