tijlan
Pipil
Etymology
From Early Modern Spanish Spanish castillano, modern castellano (“Castilian”). Compare Classical Nahuatl Caxtīllān tōtolin (“hen”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈtihlaŋ/
- (Teotepeque) IPA(key): /ˈtihɬaŋ/
- (Jicalapa) IPA(key): /ˈtihlʲaŋ/
Noun
tijlan (plural tijtijlan or tijlanmet)
- chicken, hen
- Tikneki chiupi iayu tijlan?
- Do you want some chicken soup?
Derived terms
- tijlanchin (“chick”)
- ukichtijlan (“rooster”)