Nahuat

-tapana

transitive verb

/ta·pa·na/

Meanings

  1. 1

    to break, to burst open

    Documented in , , ,

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

  2. 2

    to plow

    Documented in

    Sources: Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019)

  3. 3

    to shoot (a gun)

    Documented in

    Sources: Todd (1953), Hernández (2019)

Variants

variant
-tapaniarecorded in

Forms

present
kitapanathird person singular
object-less form
tatapanaSources: Campbell (1985)

Related words

Related

In the texts

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

  • tapana

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    quebrar
    Note
    Arauz: a. y r.
    Form (inferred by King)
    kitapana
    Meaning (Spanish)
    rajador
    Note
    Arauz: m. y f.
    Form (inferred by King)
    tiktapana
    Meaning (Spanish)
    rajando
    Note
    Arauz: ger.
  • tapania

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    quebrar
    Note
    Arauz: a. y r.
    Alan King's note
    = tapana
  • tapana

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    quebrar, rajar, reventar, tirar
    Definition
    piedra
    Alan King's note
    Todd's note for 'quebrar': "(piedra) keluna, tapana; (huevo) tapana; (huevo, pas.) tapani. 'Tirar' refers to cohetes. And adds: "(y) tapania".
  • tapania

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    tirar
    Definition
    reventar cohetes
    Alan King's note
    (cohetes)
  • tapanin Alan King's standard spelling: tapana

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    reventar (tr.)
    Preterite (inferred by King)
    , -tapanket
    Reflexive (inferred by King)
    mutapana
  • tapa:nain Alan King's standard spelling: tapana

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    vt
    Spanish
    reventar
    English
    to break open, to explode
    pres.
    tapa:na
    pret.
    tapa:n
    perf.
    tapa:n-tuk
    See also
    tapa:ni (i.v.) "to burst"
    On the etymology
    CN tlapana (Sim.) romper, pelar, desgarrar; tlapa:na (UC) quebrar algo
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)

    Sense 1

    Spanish
    reventar

    Sense 2

    Spanish
    arar
    English
    to break open, to explode; to plow
    pret.
    tapa:n(-ki)
    Example
    ni-k-tapa:na ne ta:l
    I plow the ground
    See also
    ta-tapa:na "to break (something) open"
  • ta-tapa:nain Alan King's standard spelling: tatapana

    Campbell (1985) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
    Function
    unspec. obj.
    vt
    Spanish
    reventar
    English
    to break open, to explode, to be breaking (something) open
    See also
    ta- 'unspec. obj.', tapa:na "to break open"
  • -tapanain nahuat.com's standard spelling: tapana

    King (2011b) · p. 163 · No town

    Spanish
    reventar
    Reference
    47
    As printed
    -tapana reventar 47
  • Tapana

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Sense 1

    Spanish
    explotar

    Sense 2

    Spanish
    reventar, abrir rompiendo o quebrando
    -tapana (ne tal)
    Spanish
    arar
    As printed
    Tapana 1.explotar; 2.reventar, abrir rompiendo o quebrando/ -tapana (ne tal): arar
  • Tapania

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Spanish
    disparar (f.imp)
    As printed
    Tapania disparar (f.imp)
  • tapana

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    v tr.
    Definition
    quebrar (cosas que se pueden quebrar en pedazos como barro o vidrio), explotar, abrir (forzándo o pegando). Yaja kitapan ne taijtik. Ella quebró la tazay. [3]
    kutapana
    v tr.
    Definition
    rajar leña.
    kuyultapana
    v tr.
    Definition
    reventar coyol.
    kwatapana
    v tr.
    Definition
    rajar, reventar la cabeza de.
    shuchitapani
    vi.
    Definition
    reventar en flor.
    tapani
    vi.
    Definition
    reventarse, eclosionar (huevo), nacer (agua), explotar, detonarse.
    tentapana
    v tr.
    Definition
    romper la boca, romper el labio.
    tzuntapana
    v tr.
    Definition
    reventar la cabeza.
    As printed
    tapana v tr. quebrar (cosas que se pueden quebrar en pedazos como barro o vidrio), explotar, abrir (forzándo o pegando). Yaja kitapan ne taijtik. Ella quebró la tazay. •kutapana v tr. rajar leña. •kuyultapana v tr. reventar coyol. •kwatapana v tr. rajar, reventar la cabeza de. •shuchitapani vi. reventar en flor. •tapani vi. reventarse, eclosionar (huevo), nacer (agua), explotar, detonarse. •tentapana v tr. romper la boca, romper el labio. •tzuntapana v tr. reventar la cabeza. [3]

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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
  • King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)