lamat

Meanings

1. 1

   old woman

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Izalco, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

2. 2

   grandmother (when possessed, nulamaw 'my grandmother', or when calling to her, lama)

   Documented in Cuisnahuat

   Sources: Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Variants

variant

lamarecorded in Izalco, Cuisnahuat · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), Ordóñez (2026)lamajrecorded in Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Sources: Campbell (1985), King (2011a)

Forms

possessed form

nulamawfirst person singular possessor · Sources: Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)nulamafirst person singular possessorrecorded in Cuisnahuat · Sources: Campbell (1985)

Pronunciation

In the texts

• lamachin27 times
• lamat9 times
• lamatzin8 times
• lajlamatket7 times
• lama5 times
• lamajtzin4 times
• nulama3 times
• lajlamachichinmet2 times

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)