Zinacantán

See also: Zinacantan

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Zinacantán, from Nahuatl Tzinacantlan "place of bats", from tzinacan "bat" + -tlan. Compare Tzotzil (the local language of Zinacantán) sots'leb with the same meaning.

Proper noun

Zinacantán

  1. A municipality (municipio) in Chiapas, Mexico, more fully San Lorenzo Zinacantán.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Tzinacantlan (“place of bats”), from tzinacan (“bat”) + -tlan. Compare Tzotzil sots'leb (the local language of Zinacantán) with the same meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θinakanˈtan/ [θi.na.kãn̪ˈt̪ãn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /sinakanˈtan/ [si.na.kãn̪ˈt̪ãn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Zi‧na‧can‧tán

Proper noun

Zinacantán m

  1. Zinacantán
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