-selia
transitive verb/se·li·a/
Meanings
- 1
to bear, endure, put up with
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Ramírez (2004), recorded about 2000–2004
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
In the texts
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- NahuizalcoceliaKing's standard: seliaaguantar
- IzalcoselKing's standard: seliaaguantar
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmánseliato withstand, to put up with, to bear, to endure, to abide
- Santo Domingo de Guzmánseliasuffer
- No townseliabear ; withstand; tolerate ; endure
- No town-Selianahuat.com's standard: Seliaaguantar, soportar
- No townseliaaguantar (activamente algo), soportar (a una persona), durar (durante un ataque, tormenta). Tesu niu niksuma ne takat ika tesu nechselia. No voy a pelearme con el hombre pero no me aguantar [4]
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
- Ramírez, Naja Ni Genaro (2004), recorded about 2000–2004
- King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)