Nahuat

takipini

intransitive verb

/ta·ki·pi·ni/

Meanings

  1. 1

    to flash with lightningintransitive verb

    Documented in ,

    Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

  2. 2

    lightning, a lightning boltnoun

    Documented in

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), 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.

  • taquipiniin Alan King's standard spelling: takipini

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    relámpago
    Note
    Arauz: m. Fis.
    Alan King's note
    verbo
  • takipini

    Schultze Jena (1935), King's index · Izalco

    Spanish
    relampaguear
  • takipi:niin Alan King's standard spelling: takipini

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    vi
    Spanish
    relampaguear
    English
    for lightning to flash, to lightning
    pres.
    takipi:ni
    pret.
    takipi:ni-k
    perf.
    takipi:n-tuk
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
  • Takipini

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Sense 1

    Spanish
    relampaguear

    Sense 2

    Spanish
    relámpago
    As printed
    Takipini 1.relampaguear; 2.relámpago
  • takipini

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    Variant
    takipina
    vi.
    Definition
    1. rayo, relámpago Kwakuni kiekchiwki ne kuejekamil wan kimakak ne takipini. Entonces preparó un viento grande y le tiró un relámpago. 2. empezar a amanecer. [2]
    As printed
    takipini, takipina vi. 1. rayo, relámpago Kwakuni kiekchiwki ne kuejekamil wan kimakak ne takipini. Entonces preparó un viento grande y le tiró un relámpago. 2. empezar a amanecer. [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
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)