tzicatl

== Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *ȼiika-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku-ta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsiːkatɬ/ === Noun === tzīcatl Leaf-cutter ant (Atta sp.). === References === Karttunen, Frances (1983), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, page 311 == Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *ȼiika-tl (“ant”). Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tzīcatl. === Noun === tzicatl (plural tzicameh) ant. == Tetelcingo Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *ȼiika-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku-ta. Cognate with Classical Nahuatl tzīcatl. === Noun === tzicatl (plural tzicame) Ant. === References === Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962), Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 243