taquétzal

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl tlaquetzalli, Pipil taketsal. Equivalent to ta- +‎ quetza (“raise”) +‎ -l.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈket͡sal/

Noun

taquétzal

1. a forked wooden post used to support the beams of a house (Spanish horcón)

References

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 144, 182, 239