kunyua
adjective/kun·yu·a/
Meanings
- 1
darkadjective
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
darkness, the darknoun
Documented in Nahuizalco: Hernández (2019), Izalco: Hernández (2019), Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Hernández (2019)
Sources: Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Forms
- imperfect
- kunyuaya · Sources: Todd (1953)
In the texts
- kunyua5 times
- kunyuaki3 times
- kunyuachinonce
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- NahuizalcocunyuaKing's standard: kunyuaoscuro
- NahuizalcocunyuaKing's standard: kunyuaoscuro, estar oscuro
- Nahuizalcocunyúanahuat.com's standard: kunyuaestar oscuro (nublado, oscuridad nocturna)
- Nahuizalcocunyuáyanahuat.com's standard: kunyuayaestar oscuro (nublado, oscuridad nocturna)
- Izalco, Nahuizalco, Santo Domingo de GuzmánKunyuaoscuridad; oscuro, nublado
- IzalcokuṅyuuaKing's standard: kunyuaoscuro
- Santo Domingo de Guzmánku(:)nyuwaKing's standard: kunyuadarkness, dark
- No townkunyuadark
- No townkunyuaoscuro
- No townkunyuaoscuro, oscuridad Kunyuachin; kwak nemi frescojchin, kwak nemi kunyua ajku Un poquito oscuro; cuando está fresquito es cuando está nublado
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)