tonal

IPA(Pronunciation)

in Mesoamerican mythology

(in Mesoamerican mythology) An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death.

Japanese Meaning

メソアメリカ神話において、生誕から死に至るまで個人に付き添い、その保護や導きを行う動物の仲間としての存在。

In the stories, her tonal—a jaguar that had watched over her family for generations—guided her through rites of passage.

物語では、彼女の守護獣（何世代にもわたって家族を見守ってきたジャガー）が通過儀礼で彼女を導いた。

Sense（1）

(in Mesoamerican mythology) An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death.

When a tonal suffers misfortune or death, the same thing happens to the person associated with it.

tonals

（ plural ）