kuat

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *koːwa-. Compare Classical Nahuatl cōātl (“snake”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈkuːwat/
  • (Witzapan) IPA(key): /ˈɡuːwat/
  • (Nahuizalco) IPA(key): /ˈkuwat/
  • (Tacuba) IPA(key): /ˈkʷat/

Noun

kūat (plural kujkūat)

  1. snake
    Kwakuni pejki ne kuat mukwejkwelua
    Then the snake started to curl up

Derived terms
  • ākūat (“eel”)
  • masākūat (“boa constrictor”)
  • yūlkūat (“tapeworm”)
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