Nahuat

miki

intransitive verb

/mi·ki/

Meanings

  1. 1

    to die

    Documented in , , , ,

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Forms

present
mijmikitpluralSources: Aráuz (1960)nimikiSources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011a)timikiSources: Schultze Jena (1935)
preterite
mikikSources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011a)
perfect
miktukSources: Aráuz (1960), Todd (1953)

Pronunciation

nimiki

  • Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco

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

mikik

In the texts

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

  • mijmiquitin Alan King's standard spelling: miki

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Form (inferred by King)
    mijmikit
    Meaning (Spanish)
    muerte
    Note
    Arauz: f.
    Alan King's note
    verb form: plural iterative, 'they die (here and there)'
    miktuk
    Spanish
    muerto
    Note
    Arauz: p. p. ir de morir
  • mictucin Alan King's standard spelling: miki

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    miktuk
    Spanish
    muerto
  • miki

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    morir
  • mikin Alan King's standard spelling: miki

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    morir
    With prefixes (inferred by King)
    mikit / miket, nimiki
    Preterite (inferred by King)
    mikik, mikiket
    Perfect (inferred by King)
    miktuk, -miktiwit
    Imperfect (-tuya) (inferred by King)
    miktuya
    Future (inferred by King)
    tiu-timiki
    Iterative (inferred by King)
    mijmiki
    Emphatic (inferred by King)
    mikia nemi, ma mikia, mikika, miktuka, timiktuka
  • Micquiin nahuat.com's standard spelling: mikki

    Baratta (1951) · p. 289 · The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)

    Spanish
    Fallecer
    As printed
    Fallecer — Micqui
  • Miguiin nahuat.com's standard spelling: miki

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

    Spanish
    Morir
    As printed
    Morir — Migui o Micqui
  • Micquiin nahuat.com's standard spelling: mikki

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

    Spanish
    Morir
    As printed
    Morir — Migui o Micqui
  • miki

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    vi
    Spanish
    morir
    English
    to die
    pres.
    miki
    pret.
    miki-k
    perf.
    mik-tuk
    See also
    miktia "to kill"
    On the etymology
    CN miki (Car.); PN *mïkï
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
  • miki

    Ramírez (2004) · p. 48 · Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Spanish
    morir
    English
    die
    As printed
    miki — morir — die
  • miki

    King (2011a) · No town

    verbo intransitivo
    Spanish
    morir
    English
    die
    Example
    Mikik
    Se murió.
    Example
    Yawi miki
    Está a punto de morir.
    Example
    Yejemet inat katka ka miktuka
    Ellos creían que ya estaba muerto.
    presente
    miki, nimiki
    pretérito
    mikik
    perfecto
    miktuk, miktiwit
    perfecto enfático
    miktuka
    mikini
    sustantivo
    Spanish
    muerto
    Spanish
    cadáver
    English
    dead body
    Etymology
    miki
    Etymology
    -ni
    miktia
    verbo transitivo
    Spanish
    matar
    English
    kill
    Example
    Kineki kimiktia katka
    Quería matarlo.
    Example
    Nusiwaw kimiktij ne chunpipi
    Mi mujer mató el pavo.
    Example
    Nikitzkik iwan nikmiktik
    Lo agarré y lo maté.
    Example
    Maka shikmikti ne pajpalumet
    No mates las mariposas.
    presente
    kimiktia, nikmiktia
    pretérito
    -miktij/k, -miktijket
    perfecto
    miktuk, miktiwit pluscuamperfecto -miktijtuya
    imperativo
    shikmikti
    reflexivo
    mumiktia
    Etymology
    miki
    Etymology
    -tia
    miktisneki
    Spanish
    querer matar
    English
    want to kill
  • miki

    King (2011b) · p. 161 · No town

    Spanish
    morir
    Reference
    39
    As printed
    miki morir 39
  • Miki

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Spanish
    morir
    As printed
    Miki morir
  • miki

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    vi.
    Definition
    morir. Miktuk tajku iweyka Derrame en la mitad del cuerpo [2]
    ejekamiki
    vi.
    Definition
    tener falta de aire.
    ishmijmiki
    vi.
    Definition
    marchitarse.
    mijmiki
    vi.
    Definition
    marchitarse.
    yulmiki
    vi.
    Definition
    1. dar ataque al corazón, desmayarse. 2. estar nervioso, ansioso, preocuparse.
    yulmiktuk
    adj.
    Definition
    caído medio muerto, con infarto.
    As printed
    miki vi. morir. Miktuk tajku iweyka Derrame en la mitad del cuerpo •ejekamiki vi. tener falta de aire. •ishmijmiki vi. marchitarse. •mijmiki vi. marchitarse. •yulmiki, yujyulmiki vi. 1. dar ataque al corazón, desmayarse. 2. estar nervioso, ansioso, preocuparse. •yulmiktuk adj. caído medio muerto, con infarto. [2]

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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
  • Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
  • Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • Ramírez, Naja Ni Genaro (2004), recorded about 2000–2004
  • King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
  • King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)