tilaʹn

Pochutec

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl Caxtīllān tōtolin (“Castilian turkey-hen”). C.f. Pipil tijlan, Highland Totonac xtīlān, Papantla Totonac xti̱la̱n, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈlan/

Noun

tilaʹn (plural tilanquiʹt)

1. hen

References

• Boas, Franz (1917 July) “El Dialecto mexicano de Pochutla, Oaxaca”, in International Journal of American Linguistics (in Spanish), volume 1, number 1, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 9–44