tzonöcatl

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl tzinacan, Michoacán Nahuatl tzinaca, Morelos Nahuatl tzinaka, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl tzinaca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsonɔkatɬ/

Noun

tzonöcatl (plural tzonöcame)

  1. Bat (mammal).

References
  • Brewer, Forrest, Jean G. Brewer (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 67, 244
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