xtyun

Western Highland Chatino

Alternative forms

• mxtyun
• mxtyo (Santos Reyes Nopala)

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl miztōn, from miztli (“mountain lion”) +‎ -tōn (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʲũ˥˦/

Noun

xtyun¹²

1. cat

References

• Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (2010) Diccionario chatino de la zona alta: Panixtlahuaca, Oaxaca y otros pueblos‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2nd (electronic) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 255