Nahuat

chakalin

noun

/cha·ka·lin/

Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco · Lyle Campbell

Meanings

  1. 1

    shrimp

    Documented in , , ,

    Sources: Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), Ramírez (2002), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Forms

plural
chajchakalinSources: Campbell (1985)

Pronunciation

In the texts

The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.

  • chacalinin Alan King's standard spelling: chakalin

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    camaron
  • Chacájlinin nahuat.com's standard spelling: chakajlin

    Baratta (1951) · p. 288 · The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)

    Spanish
    Camarón
    As printed
    Camarón — Chacájlin
  • chakal-inin Alan King's standard spelling: chakalin

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    Spanish
    camarón
    English
    shrimp
    Plural
    chahchakalin
    On the etymology
    CN chacalin (Mol.) camarón grande
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
  • chakalin

    Ramírez (2004) · p. 47 · Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Spanish
    camarón
    English
    shrimp
    As printed
    chakalin — camarón — shrimp
  • chakalin

    Ramírez (2002) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Spanish
    camarón
    Example
    Tik ne at tzupelek nemi chakalin, tekwisij wan michin.
  • Chakalin

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Spanish
    camarón
    As printed
    Chakalin camarón
  • chakalin

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    sus.
    Definition
    camarón. Shinechma’ se kushtal. Tiaw talwit chakalin. Dame un costal. Vamos a traer camarones.
    As printed
    chakalin sus. camarón. Shinechma’ se kushtal. Tiaw talwit chakalin. Dame un costal. Vamos a traer camarones.

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Sources

  • Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
  • Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • Ramírez, Naja Ni Genaro (2004), recorded about 2000–2004
  • Ramírez, Nawat vocabulary (2002)
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)