Nahuat

ichti

noun

/ich·ti/

Meanings

  1. 1

    string, cord, fiber

    Documented in , ,

    Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

  2. 2

    century plant, agave

    Documented in

    Sources: Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Variants

variant
ishterecorded in Izalco

Forms

possessed form
nuichSources: Campbell (1985), Ordóñez (2026)

In the texts

The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.

  • ichti

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    pita
  • ište, ičtiin Alan King's standard spelling: ichti

    Schultze Jena (1935), King's index · Izalco

    Spanish
    fibra, lazo
    Alan King's note
    presented as sep. items (ichti 'fibra', ishte 'lazo') but I assume it's the same word
  • ich-tiin Alan King's standard spelling: ichti

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    Spanish
    maguey
    Spanish
    pita
    Spanish
    mecate
    Spanish
    cuerda
    English
    century plant (agave), string, cord
    Possessed
    -ich
    Example
    nu-ich
    my string
    On the etymology
    CN ichtli (Sim.) hilo (de maguey)
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
    Example
    nu-ich
    my string
    Example
    nuhnu-ich
    my strings
  • Ichti

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Sense 1

    Spanish
    maguey

    Sense 2

    Spanish
    pita, soga, cuerda; cordel, cáñamo; fibra

    Sense 3

    Spanish
    hamaca (fig)
    kujkutuna ne ichti
    Spanish
    ser infiel
    As printed
    Ichti 1.maguey; 2.pita, soga, cuerda; cordel, cáñamo; fibra; 3.hamaca (fig)/ kujkutuna ne ichti: ser infiel
  • ichti

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    sus.
    Definition
    nuich fibra, hilo de maguey, pita, soga, cuerda, maguey. Wan ne seki kujkunet kikupilujket wan se ichti. Y a ciertos niños los colagaron con una pita.
    As printed
    ichti sus. nuich fibra, hilo de maguey, pita, soga, cuerda, maguey. Wan ne seki kujkunet kikupilujket wan se ichti. Y a ciertos niños los colagaron con una pita.

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Sources

  • Schultze Jena, Mythen in der Muttersprache der Pipil von Izalco (1935), recorded 1930
  • Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)