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'''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. | ||
Molina (1571:??): <tzinacan> | :Molina (1571:??): <''tzinacan''> | ||
Karttunen (1983:312): <tzinācan> | :Karttunen (1983:312): <''tzinācan''> | ||
'''Variant forms''': | '''Variant forms''': | ||
Revision as of 05:27, 25 April 2025
Tsina:ka,tsina:kan, tsina:kantli "bat" in Nahuan languages.
Attestations: This is the most widely attested word for "bat" in Nahuan languages.
- Molina (1571:??): <tzinacan>
- Karttunen (1983:312): <tzinācan>
Variant forms:
- tsona:ka (Tetelcingo: tzonöcatl (Pittman 1971:67; Lastra 1986), San Agustín Oapan (Lastra 1986))
Etymology: It is derived from Pre-Nahua *tsoinaika, which in turn comes from PSUA *sopi(tsi) "bat" (or "butterfly") + PSUA *naika "mouse".
- Nahuan: tsina:ka
- Proto-Nahuatl *tsina:ka
- Pre-Nahuan *tsoi-naika