masat

See also: mäsät

Kaqchikel

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *masaatl.

Noun

masat (plural masatiʼ)

  1. deer

Derived terms
  • Chi Masat

References
  • Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 231
  • Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 61

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *masaatl.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈmasaːt/

Noun

masāt (plural majmasāt)

  1. deer
    Ne masat panuk itzalan ne kwajkwawit tik ne kujtan
    The deer passed between the trees in the forest

Derived terms
  • masākūat (“Boa constrictor”)
  • masākilit (“loroco”)

Descendants
  • K'iche': masat (“deer”)
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