mayana
intransitive verb/ma·ya·na/
Nantzin Sixta Pérez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Timumachtikan Nawat
Meanings
to be hungry
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Cárcamo et al. (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Forms
- present
- nimayanafirst person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Cárcamo et al. (2023)timayanasecond person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Cárcamo et al. (2023)
Pronunciation
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
- 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, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
- Cárcamo et al., Achtu Taksalis (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)