tachia
intransitive verb/ta·chi·a/
Nantzin Josefina Vasquez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Timumachtikan Nawat
Meanings
- 1
to look, to see
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Ramírez (2004), recorded about 2000–2004, Cárcamo et al. (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
to clear up (the sky); to shine (the sun)
Documented in Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Campbell (1985), Ordóñez (2026)
Forms
- present
- nitachiafirst person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011a), Cárcamo et al. (2023)titachiasecond person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011a)
Pronunciation
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
- tachia25 times
- nitachia9 times
- titachia4 times
- tachishki2 times
- metzintachiaonce
- nitachiasonce
- niu-nitachiaonce
- tacháonce
- tachiasanonce
- tiu-titachiaonce
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
- 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
- Cárcamo et al., Achtu Taksalis (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)