Nahuat

-tamachiwa

transitive verb

/ta·ma·chi·wa/

Meanings

  1. 1

    to measure, weigh

    Documented in , ,

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Forms

reflexive
mutamachiwa

In the texts

The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.

  • NahuizalcotamachihuaKing's standard: tamachiwamedir
  • NahuizalcotamachihguaKing's standard: tamachiwamedir
  • Izalcotama-čiuKing's standard: tamachiwamedir
  • Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmántamachiwato measure, to weigh
  • Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán-Tamachiwanahuat.com's standard: Tamachiwamedir, pesar, tallar; dirigir
  • No towntamachiwa1. medir, pesar, medir (si queda) Shitamachiwa! an nakak yek. ¡Probatelo! ahora quedó bien. Kan nemiya ne ushit, mutamachiwa pal munamaka. Cuando ya está listo el bálsamo, se pesa para verderse. 2. señalar. 3. poner la mano (para pedir, recibir). Nechtamachiwa yaja Me señala él [1]

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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
  • Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)