lamachin
noun/la·ma·chin/
Meanings
old woman, little old woman
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Ordóñez (2026)
Variants
- variant
- lamajchín · Sources: Ordóñez (2026)
Pronunciation
lamajchin
Nantzin Sixta Pérez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by Ishkilinit · 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
- 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
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)