tzinacan

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Michoacán Nahuatl tzinaca, Morelos Nahuatl tzinaka, Northern Puebla Nahuatl tzinacatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl tzonöcatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl tzinaca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tsinaːka(n)/

Noun

tzinacan

Bat.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 176r:
  Morcielago o aue de noche. tzinacan. quimichpatlan.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Tzinacantlan

References

Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, page 312

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