kukuyani
noun/ku·ku·ya·ni/
Nantzin Jerónima García (elder) · Santa Catarina Masahuat · Lyle Campbell
Meanings
- 1
sick person, patientnoun
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, Santa Catarina Masahuat: Campbell, recordings, recorded 1970–1976, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Campbell, recordings, Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
sicklyadjective
Used only in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
Sources: Aráuz (1960)
Forms
- plural
- kujkukuyanetrecorded in Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930
Pronunciation
Nantzin Jerónima García (elder) · Santa Catarina Masahuat
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
In the texts
- kukuyani3 times
- kujkukuyanitonce
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- NahuizalcocucuyaniKing's standard: kukuyanienfermizo, enfermiza
- NahuizalcocucuyaniKing's standard: kukuyanienfermo
- Izalcokukuyanienfermo, paciente
- Santa Catarina Masahuatkukuyaniun enfermo
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmánkukuyanisick person
- No townKukuyanienfermo; paciente (med)
- No townkukuyanienfermo, paciente.
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, recordings (1970–1976), recorded 1970–1976
- Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)