Nahuat

mawi

noun

/ma·wi/

Meanings

  1. 1

    fear

    Documented in ,

    Sources: Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), King (2011a)

In the texts

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

  • mauiin Alan King's standard spelling: mawi

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    miedo
  • Maguiin nahuat.com's standard spelling: mawi

    Baratta (1951) · p. 291 · The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)

    Spanish
    Miedo
    As printed
    Miedo — Magui
  • mawi

    King (2011a) · No town

    sustantivo
    Spanish
    miedo
    English
    fear
    Example
    kipia mawi
    tiene miedo.
    See also
    mutia
    majmawi
    verbo intransitivo iterativo
    Spanish
    tener miedo
    English
    be afraid
    Example
    Tesu nikistuk, nimajmawi
    No he salido, tengo miedo.
    Example
    Ma shimajmawi
    No tengas miedo.
    Example
    se techan kan ne takamet tea majmawit
    un pueblo donde los hombres ya no tengan miedo.
    presente
    majmawi, nimajmawi
    imperativo
    shimajmawi

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Sources

  • Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
  • Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
  • King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008