Nahuat

kweyat

noun

/kwe·yat/

Meanings

  1. 1

    skirt, wrap skirt (traditional)

    Documented in , , , ,

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Campbell, lists (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Variants

variant
kweyetrecorded in kweyitrecorded in

Forms

plural
kwejkweyatSources: Campbell (1985)

Pronunciation

kweyet

  • Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco

    recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com

The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.

  • NahuizalcocueyetKing's standard: kweyetrefajo
  • NahuizalcocueyetKing's standard: kweyetrefajo
  • Nahuizalco, Atacokweyatskirt
  • The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)Cuéyetnahuat.com's standard: kweyetEnagua
  • The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)Cuéyatnahuat.com's standard: kweyatRefajo
  • Cuisnahuatkwe:yi-tKing's standard: kweyitskirt, native skirt
  • Santo Domingo de Guzmánkweya-tKing's standard: kweyatskirt, native skirt
  • No townKweyatrefajo; falda; vestido; vaina (de machete)
  • No townkweyitnukwey vestido; enagua, refajo, nagua, falda.

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Sources

  • Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
  • Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
  • Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
  • Campbell, dialect lists (1985), recorded 1970–1972
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)