tzutawa
intransitive verb/tzu·ta·wa/
Meanings
to get tired, to be tired
Ma' shimalti kwak tinemi tzutawa.
Don't bathe when you're tired.
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco): Baratta (1951), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Variants
- variant
- sutawarecorded in Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976 · Sources: Campbell (1985)
Forms
- present
- nitzutawafirst person singulartitzutawasecond person singular
- perfect
- tzutawak · Sources: Todd (1953)
Pronunciation
sutawa
Nantzin Josefina Vasquez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by Cguadron · 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
- tzutawa2 times
Sources
- Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
- Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
- Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
- Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
- King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)