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''' | '''/tsina:ka/''', '''/tsina:kan/''', "[[bat]]" in many Nahuan languages. | ||
'''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. | '''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. | ||
Revision as of 05:37, 25 April 2025
/tsina:ka/, /tsina:kan/, "bat" in many Nahuan languages.
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), 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