-pua
transitive verb/pu·a/ · said púwa
Meanings
- 1
to count
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco): Baratta (1951), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Variants
- variant
- -puwa · Sources: Campbell (1985)
In the texts
- pual4 times
- kipujtiwitaonce
- tapuaonce
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- Nahuizalcopuacontar
- Nahuizalcopuacontar, probar, sumar
- IzalcopuKing's standard: puacontar
- The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)Púanahuat.com's standard: puaContar
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de GuzmánpuwaKing's standard: puato count
- No townpuacount
- No town-Puanahuat.com's standard: Puacontar, enumerar; calcular, hacer cuentas
- No townpuacontar (cálculos,números o historia), leer. Naja niachijchin nechpua noteku que tejemet... (Cuando) era pequeño me contaba mi padre que nosotros... [1]
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
- King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)