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'''/tsina:ka/''', '''/tsina:kan/''', "[[bat]]" in many Nahuan languages. | '''/tsina:ka/''', '''/tsina:kan/''', "[[bat]]" in many Nahuan languages. Many other Nahuan languages have formed words for bat as compound nouns of the roots for mouse ''/mitʃin/'' <nowiki><</nowiki>michin<nowiki>></nowiki> and words for "flutter" ''papatlani'' or "butterfly" ''papalo:-tl'' ([[kimichpapatla:n]], [[kimichpapalotl]]). | ||
'''Attestations''': This is the most widely attested word for "bat" in Nahuan languages. | '''Attestations''': This is the most widely attested word for "bat" in Nahuan languages. | ||
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:''[[tsona:ka]]'' (Tetelcingo: ''tzonöcatl'' (Pittman 1971:67; Lastra 1986), ''tsonaka'' San Agustín Oapan (Lastra 1986)) | :''[[tsona:ka]]'' (Tetelcingo: ''tzonöcatl'' (Pittman 1971:67; Lastra 1986), ''tsonaka'' San Agustín Oapan (Lastra 1986)) | ||
'''[[Bat|Etymology]]''': Proto-Nahuatl ''*tsinakan | '''[[Bat|Etymology]]''': Proto-Nahuatl ''*tsinakan'' is derived from Pre-Nahua *''[[tsoinaika]]'', which in turn comes from PSUA *''[[sopitsi|sopi(tsi)]]'' "bat" (or "butterfly") + PSUA *''[[naika]]'' "mouse". The final -''n'' in ''tsina:kan'', one of the common forms, appears to come from the collective plural ending ''-mɨ'', typically used for small animals in large groups. | ||
:Nahuan: ''tsina:ka'' | :Nahuan: ''tsina:ka'', ''tsina:kan'', ''tsona:kan'' | ||
::Proto-Nahuatl ''*tsina:ka'', ''*tsina:kan'', *''tsona:ka'' | ::Proto-Nahuatl ''*tsina:ka'', ''*tsina:kan'', *''tsona:ka'' | ||
::Pre-Nahuan ''*[[tsoi-naika-mɨ]]'' | ::Pre-Nahuan ''*[[tsoinaikamɨ|tsoi-naika-mɨ]]'' | ||
:::Pre-Corachol-Nahua ''*tsohi-naika'' | :::Pre-Corachol-Nahua ''*[[tsohinaika|tsohi-naika]]'' | ||
::::PSUA ''*[[sopitsi|sopi]]''+''*[[naika]]'' | ::::PSUA ''*[[sopitsi|sopi]]''+''*[[naika]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Nahuan roots]] | [[Category: Nahuan roots]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:45, 29 January 2026
/tsina:ka/, /tsina:kan/, "bat" in many Nahuan languages. Many other Nahuan languages have formed words for bat as compound nouns of the roots for mouse /mitʃin/ <michin> and words for "flutter" papatlani or "butterfly" papalo:-tl (kimichpapatla:n, kimichpapalotl).
Attestations: This is the most widely attested word for "bat" in Nahuan languages. Attested also in many toponyms: E.g. San Miguel Zinacatepec, near Cuetzalan Puebla, and San Lorenzo Zinacantán, Chiapas.
- Molina (1571:??): <tzinacan>
- Karttunen (1983:312): <tzinācan>
- Florentine: ?
Variant forms:
- tsona:ka (Tetelcingo: tzonöcatl (Pittman 1971:67; Lastra 1986), tsonaka San Agustín Oapan (Lastra 1986))
Etymology: Proto-Nahuatl *tsinakan is derived from Pre-Nahua *tsoinaika, which in turn comes from PSUA *sopi(tsi) "bat" (or "butterfly") + PSUA *naika "mouse". The final -n in tsina:kan, one of the common forms, appears to come from the collective plural ending -mɨ, typically used for small animals in large groups.
- Nahuan: tsina:ka, tsina:kan, tsona:kan
- Proto-Nahuatl *tsina:ka, *tsina:kan, *tsona:ka
- Pre-Nahuan *tsoi-naika-mɨ
- Pre-Corachol-Nahua *tsohi-naika
How to cite:
Pharao Hansen, Magnus. 2026. Tsina:ka. In SUALEX: A Southern Uto-Aztecan Etymological Dictionary. https://sualex.cenzontle.org/index.php?title=Tsina:ka (accessed 20 April 2026).