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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'' | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 7 June 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), 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
- Proto-Nahuatl *tsina:ka, *tsina:kan, *tsona:ka
- Pre-Nahuan *tsoi-naika-mɨ