xinich
Phonetic
[ʃi.ˈnit͡ʃ]
English: Translation
Ant
Spanish: Translation
Hormiga
Part of Speech
noun
Semantic Domain
Insects and small creatures
Example Sentence
Ta yok'omal la smeltsan ach' snae, jech cha'lok' batel ba sa' sve'el, chk'ejin no'ox sut tal ta snae, ja' to iyil nojem xa xinichetik ta yut sna.
English: Example Sentence
The next day, the grasshopper built a new house and went out for a walk again in search of its food. Later it returned singing and suddenly saw that the ants had invaded its home.
Spanish: Example Sentence
Al otro día, el chapulín construyó una nueva casa y otra vez salió a caminar en busca de su comida, más tarde regresó cantando y de pronto vio que las hormigas habían invadido su hogar.
Plural form
Xinichetik
Dialect
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Zinacantán
Venustiano Carranza