tzóncal

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl tzoncalli (“head of hair”). Equivalent to tzonti (“a hair”) +‎ cajli (“house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sonkal/

Noun

tzóncal

  1. hair

Derived terms

References

  • Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎ (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 198, 220, 252
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