Nahuat

tzunkal

noun

/tzun·kal/

Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco · Lyle Campbell

Meanings

  1. 1

    hair

    Documented in , , ,

    Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Pronunciation

  • Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco

    recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com

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

  • tzuncalin Alan King's standard spelling: tzunkal

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    pelo
  • tsunkalin Alan King's standard spelling: tzunkal

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    pelo
  • Tzúngalshrin nahuat.com's standard spelling: tzunkal

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

    Spanish
    Cabellera
    As printed
    Cabellera — Tzúngalshr
  • Tzúncalin nahuat.com's standard spelling: tzunkal

    Baratta (1951) · p. 292 · The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)

    Spanish
    Pelo
    As printed
    Pelo — Tzúncal
  • -tsunkalin Alan King's standard spelling: tzunkal

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    Spanish
    pelo
    English
    hair
    Example
    i-tsunkal
    his/her hair
    Example
    nu-tsunkal
    my hair
    Example
    i-tsunkal sin-ti
    el pelo de maíz
    See also
    tsun- 'hair', (?) kal "house"
    On the etymology
    CN cf. tzoncalli (Sim.) cabellera, peluca
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
    Pronunciation
    [tsu?gal]
  • -tzunkalin nahuat.com's standard spelling: tzunkal

    King (2011b) · p. 164 · No town

    Spanish
    pelo
    Reference
    45
    As printed
    -tzunkal pelo 45
  • -Tzunkalin nahuat.com's standard spelling: Tzunkal

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    sustantivo inalienable
    Spanish
    cabello, pelo
    As printed
    -Tzunkal cabello, pelo
  • tzunkal

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    sus.
    Definition
    cabello. Itzunkal sinti. El pelo del maíz. Muchi ishkalyu kipia, semaya itzunkal inte kipia. Tiene todo su rostro, solamente cabello no tiene.
    As printed
    tzunkal sus. cabello. Itzunkal sinti. El pelo del maíz. Muchi ishkalyu kipia, semaya itzunkal inte kipia. Tiene todo su rostro, solamente cabello no tiene.

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Sources

  • Schultze Jena, Mythen in der Muttersprache der Pipil von Izalco (1935), recorded 1930
  • Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
  • 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)