wakash

Pipil

Etymology

From Spanish vacas (“cows”), from Latin vacca. Compare Classical Nahuatl huācax (“cow”), and other Mesoamerican languages: Yucatec Maya, Tzeltal, Chol, and Ch'orti' wakax; and K'iche' wakäx (“cow”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈwaːkaːʃ/
  • (Witzapan, Cuisnahuat) IPA(key): /ˈwaːɣaːʃ/

Noun

wākāsh (plural wajwākāsh or wākāshmet)

  1. cow, bovine
    Yaja yawi kipatzka ne wakash mujmusta ka peyna
    She/he goes milk the cow every day in the morning

Derived terms

  • ukichwākāsh (“bull”)
  • wākāshkunēt (“calf”)

See also

  • turuj (“bull”)
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