-kukua
transitive verb/ku·ku·a/
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco · Lyle Campbell
Meanings
to hurt, to ache
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco): Baratta (1951), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Cárcamo et al. (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Forms
- present
- kikukuathird person singular · Sources: Cárcamo et al. (2023)metzkukua · Sources: King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023)nechkukua · Sources: King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023)
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
- Schultze Jena, Mythen in der Muttersprache der Pipil von Izalco (1935), recorded 1930
- Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
- 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
- Cárcamo et al., Achtu Taksalis (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)