-chalua
transitive verb/cha·lu·a/
Meanings
- 1
to hit, strike, beat
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco): Baratta (1951), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Baratta (1951), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Forms
- present
- kichalua,kichaluat
- preterite
- kichalujket,kichaluk
- object-less form
- tachalua · Sources: Campbell (1985)
In the texts
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- Nahuizalcochaluagolpear, huir
- IzalcočaluKing's standard: chaluagolpear
- The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)Chalúanahuat.com's standard: chaluaGolpear
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmánta-chaluaKing's standard: tachaluato hit, to beat, to be hitting
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmánchaluato hit, to beat
- No town-Chaluanahuat.com's standard: Chaluagolpear, pegar; aporrear
- No townchaluagolpear, dar de golpe. Nechchaluj wan iikshi Me dio una patada Se ne yejemet yawi kichalua ne tet. Kan kichalua ne tet, kishtiat se takitzkil pal ne tet. Uno de ellos iba a pegarle a la piedra. Al pegarle a la piedra, sacaron un pedazo de ella. [4]
Sources
- Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
- Schultze Jena, Mythen in der Muttersprache der Pipil von Izalco (1935), recorded 1930
- Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
- Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)