Nahuat

-ilpia

transitive verb

/il·pi·a/

Nantzin Isabel Ramirez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Timumachtikan Nawat

Meanings

  1. 1

    to tie

    Documented in , ,

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Forms

present
kilpiaSources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011a), Ordóñez (2026)nikilpiaSources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), King (2011a)
preterite
kilpijketpluralSources: King (2011a)kilpijSources: Campbell (1985), King (2011a)nikilpikrecorded in
perfect
kilpijtukSources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), King (2011a)
imperative
shikilpikanpluralSources: Aráuz (1960), King (2011a)shikilpiSources: King (2011a)
reflexive
muilpiaSources: Aráuz (1960), King (2011a)
object-less form
tailpiaSources: Todd (1953), Campbell (1985)telpiarecorded in

Pronunciation

ilpia

muilpia

In the texts

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

  • mamujilpiin Alan King's standard spelling: ilpia

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    amarrar, atar
    Imperative and subjunctive (inferred by King)
    -ilpi
    Preterite (inferred by King)
    -ilpi(j)
    Pluperfect (inferred by King)
    ikpituk
    Inaccusative (inferred by King)
    telpia
    Reflexive (inferred by King)
    muilpia
    Iterative (inferred by King)
    -ijilpia
    Form (inferred by King)
    ma muijilpi
    Meaning (Spanish)
    anudar
    Alan King's note
    ?
    ilpituk
    Spanish
    atado, atada
    Note
    Arauz: adl.
    teilpia
    Spanish
    atar
    Note
    Arauz: r.
    ijilpia
    Spanish
    anudar, enredar
    Note
    Arauz: a. y r.
  • ilpia

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    amarrar
    tailpia
    Spanish
    amarrar
  • ilpitukin Alan King's standard spelling: ilpia

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    amarrar
    With prefixes (inferred by King)
    kilpia, nikilpia, nimetzilpia
    Imperative and subjunctive (inferred by King)
    -ilpi (magilpi)
    Preterite (inferred by King)
    -ilpik
    Perfect (inferred by King)
    -ilpijtuk / -ilpituk, -ilpiktiwit
    Imperfect (-tuya) (inferred by King)
    -ilpituya
    Pluperfect (inferred by King)
    ilpituk
  • ta-ilpiain Alan King's standard spelling: tailpia

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    Function
    unspec. obj.
    vt
    Spanish
    amarrar
    English
    to tie (something)
    See also
    ta- 'unspec. obj.', ilpia "to tie"
  • ilpia

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    vt
    Spanish
    amarrar
    English
    to tie
    pres.
    ilpia
    pret.
    ilpih
    Example
    ni-k-ilpih
    I tied it
    perf.
    ilpih-tuk
    See also
    ta-ilpia "to be tying (something)"
    On the etymology
    CN (i)lpia (Car.); PN *(ï)lpi-
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
  • ilpia

    King (2011a) · No town

    verbo transitivo
    Spanish
    amarrar
    Spanish
    atar
    English
    bind ; tie
    Example
    yek ilpijtuk
    bien amarrado
    presente
    kilpia, nikilpia
    pretérito
    -ilpij
    pretérito plural
    -ilpijket
    perfecto
    -ilpijtuk, -ilpijtiwit
    subjuntivo
    -ilpi, -ilpikan, shikilpi
    participio
    ilpijtuk
    reflexivo
    muilpia
  • -ilpiain nahuat.com's standard spelling: ilpia

    King (2011b) · p. 160 · No town

    Spanish
    amarrar
    Reference
    TG
    As printed
    -ilpia amarrar TG
  • -Ilpiain nahuat.com's standard spelling: Ilpia

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    verbo transitivo

    Sense 1

    Spanish
    amarrar, atar, manear, anudar
    ikshilpituk
    Spanish
    amarrado de los pies

    Sense 2

    Spanish
    apretar, socar, ajustar, anudar

    Sense 3

    Spanish
    enredar
    As printed
    -Ilpia 1.amarrar, atar, manear, anudar/ ikshilpituk: amarrado de los pies; 2.apretar, socar, ajustar, anudar; 3.enredar
  • ilpia

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    v tr.
    Definition
    amarrar, atar, manear, anudar. Yaja kilpia ne imekayu ne ikak, nikijilpia ne imejmekayu ne nukajkak. Está amarrando la cinta del zapato, yo amarro las cintas de mis zapatos. Kunij kuwetzki ne miko, kilpij ne takat. Entonces se desmadró el mico, el hombre lo ató. [4]
    muijilpia
    v reflex.
    Definition
    enredarse.
    As printed
    ilpia v tr. amarrar, atar, manear, anudar. Yaja kilpia ne imekayu ne ikak, nikijilpia ne imejmekayu ne nukajkak. Está amarrando la cinta del zapato, yo amarro las cintas de mis zapatos. Kunij kuwetzki ne miko, kilpij ne takat. Entonces se desmadró el mico, el hombre lo ató. •muijilpia, mujilpia v reflex. enredarse. [4]

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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
  • Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
  • King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)