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Pipil
Etymology
From tēn ("mouth") + kal ("house").
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /teːŋˈkal/
- (Witzapan) IPA(key): /teːŋˈɡal/
Noun
tēnkal (plural tejtēnkal)
- door (opening)
Ne tenkal nemituya tzaktuk- The door was closed
- doorway, entrance, vestibule
Keman pewa kisa ne tunal, muketza, kisa takentuk ne tenkal...- When the sun starts rising, she gets up and goes out covered up to the entrance...
- (Witzapan) patio, yard
Kishtiat ka tenkal ne tzutzukul wan kitzakwat ne iten- They brought the big jugs to the patio and shut the spouts closed