masat

See also: mäsät

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *masaː-. Compare Classical Nahuatl mazātl (“deer”) and Yaqui maaso (“deer”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈmasaːt/

Noun

masāt (plural majmasāt)

  1. deer
    Ne masat panuk itzalan ne kwajkwawit tik ne kujtan
    The deer passed between the trees in the forest

Derived terms

  • masākūat (“Boa constrictor”)
  • masākilit (“loroco”)

Descendants

  • K'iche': masat (“deer”)
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