kujkul
noun/kuj·kul/
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco · Lyle Campbell
Meanings
- 1
old man (a respectful word)
Documented in Comasagua: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
grandfather
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Hernández (2019), Izalco: Hernández (2019), Ataco: Hernández (2019), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019)
- 3
devil, evil spirit, bogeyman
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Hernández (2019), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Hernández (2019), Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Hernández (2019)
Sources: Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Forms
- possessed form
- tukujkulfirst person plural possessorrecorded in Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976 · Sources: Campbell (1985)
Derived words
- possessed form
- tukujkulwanfirst person plural possessor“the ancestors” · Sources: Hernández (2019)
Pronunciation
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
Tajtzin Santos López (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by Valery Santillana · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Timumachtikan Nawat (opens in a new tab) · audio adapted by nahuat.com
In the texts
Sources
- 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)