Nahuat

-inaya

transitive verb

/i·na·ya/

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

Meanings

  1. 1

    to hide

    Documented in , ,

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

Forms

present
nikinayaSources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985)tikinayaSources: Ordóñez (2026)
preterite
kinashkiSources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985)minayakrecorded in
perfect
kinashtukSources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985)minashtukSources: Schultze Jena (1935), Hernández (2019)
imperative
shiminayaSources: Todd (1953)
reflexive
minayaSources: Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Pronunciation

inaya

minaya

In the texts

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

  • inaya

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    esconder
  • minaya

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    esconder, ocultar
  • inayin Alan King's standard spelling: inaya

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    esconder
    With prefixes (inferred by King)
    nikinaya, tik-
    Preterite (inferred by King)
    -inashki
    Perfect (inferred by King)
    -inashtuk
    minaya
    Spanish
    esconderse
    Imperative and subjunctive (inferred by King)
    shu-shiminaya
    Future (inferred by King)
    niu-niminaya, tiu-timinayat
  • i:nayain Alan King's standard spelling: inaya

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    vt
    vr
    Spanish
    esconder
    English
    to hide
    pres.
    i:naya
    Example
    ni-k-i:naya
    I hide it
    Example
    ni-m-i:naya
    I'm hiding (myself)
    pret.
    i:nax-ki
    Example
    ti-m-i:nax-ke-t
    we hid (ourselves)
    perf.
    i:nax-tuk
    On the etymology
    CN i:na:ya (Car.)
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
  • -inayain nahuat.com's standard spelling: inaya

    King (2011b) · p. 160 · No town

    Spanish
    esconder
    Reference
    18
    Reference
    TG
    As printed
    -inaya esconder 18, TG
  • minaya

    King (2011b) · p. 161 · No town

    Spanish
    esconderse
    Reference
    18
    As printed
    minaya esconderse 18
  • -Inayain nahuat.com's standard spelling: Inaya

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    verbo transitivo
    Spanish
    esconder, ocultar
    minaya
    Spanish
    esconderse, ocultarse
    minashtuk
    Spanish
    escondido, a escondidas
    As printed
    -Inaya esconder, ocultar/ minaya: esconderse, ocultarse/ minashtuk: escondido, a escondidas
  • Minaya

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    See also
    -Inaya
    As printed
    Minaya v.-Inaya
  • inaya

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    v tr.
    Definition
    esconder, ocultar, encubrir. Kwak witz ini lamat, inté nemi ka tikmaka tatka. Kwak witz weliaja niu-nitakwa, tikinaya ne sinti. Cuando venga esta vieja, no tenés que darle nada. Cuando venga en el momento que vayás a comer, escondés el maíz. [1, 2]
    As printed
    inaya v tr. esconder, ocultar, encubrir. Kwak witz ini lamat, inté nemi ka tikmaka tatka. Kwak witz weliaja niu-nitakwa, tikinaya ne sinti. Cuando venga esta vieja, no tenés que darle nada. Cuando venga en el momento que vayás a comer, escondés el maíz. [1, 2]
  • minaya

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    vi.
    Definition
    1. esconderse, ocultarse. Ne takat mumutij, kiski mutalua, yajki minaya. El hombre se asustó, salió corriendo, se fue a esconder. 2. lo que se esconde: mito. [1, 2]
    As printed
    minaya vi. 1. esconderse, ocultarse. Ne takat mumutij, kiski mutalua, yajki minaya. El hombre se asustó, salió corriendo, se fue a esconder. 2. lo que se esconde: mito. [1, 2]

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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
  • King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)