-kuyu
inalienable noun/ku·yu/
Meanings
tree, plant (the living plant)
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
The hyphen marks a word never said alone: it always takes a possessive prefix: nu- my · mu- your · i- his or her
Forms
- possessed form
- nukuyufirst person singular possessorikuyuthird person singular possessor · Sources: Campbell (1985)
In the texts
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
- Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
- King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)