masakuat
noun/ma·sa·ku·at/
Tajtzin Miguel Osorio (elder) · Ataco · Lyle Campbell
Meanings
boa constrictor
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Variants
- variant
- kuat masakrecorded in Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930 · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)
Forms
- plural
- majmasakuat · Sources: Campbell (1985)
Pronunciation
Tajtzin Miguel Osorio (elder) · Ataco
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
Nantzin Sixta Pérez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by Ishkilinit · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Timumachtikan Nawat (opens in a new tab) · audio adapted by nahuat.com
Sources
- Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
- Schultze Jena, Mythen in der Muttersprache der Pipil von Izalco (1935), recorded 1930
- Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)