tenkal
noun/ten·kal/
Meanings
- 1
yard, the area outside the front door
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
door, doorway
Documented in Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930
Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Hernández (2019)
Variants
- variant
- ten kal · Sources: Ordóñez (2026)
In the texts
- tenkál31 times
Sources
- Schultze Jena, Mythen in der Muttersprache der Pipil von Izalco (1935), recorded 1930
- Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
- Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
- King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)