Nahuat

tapani

intransitive verb

/ta·pa·ni/

Meanings

  1. 1

    to burst, to break

    Documented in , ,

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

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In the texts

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

  • tapani

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    quebrar
    Note
    Arauz: a. y r.
  • tapani

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    quebrar, reventar, tirar
    Definition
    huevo,pas.
    Alan King's note
    -se. Todd notes for 'quebrar' tapani: "(huevo, pas.)" Tapani refers to cohetes.
  • tapanin Alan King's standard spelling: tapani

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    reventar (intr.)
    With prefixes (inferred by King)
    nik-
  • tapa:niin Alan King's standard spelling: tapani

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    vi
    Spanish
    reventarse
    English
    to burst, to explode, to break open
    pres.
    tapa:ni
    pret.
    tapa:ni-k
    perf.
    tapa:n-tuk
    See also
    tapa:na (t.v.) "to break open"
    On the etymology
    CN tlapa:ni (Car.) quebrarse, romperse
  • tapani

    King (2011b) · p. 163 · No town

    Spanish
    reventarse
    Reference
    47
    As printed
    tapani reventarse 47
  • Tapani

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Spanish
    reventarse, quebrarse
    As printed
    Tapani reventarse, quebrarse
  • tapani

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    vi.
    Definition
    reventarse, eclosionar (huevo), nacer (agua), explotar, detonarse. Mukaki ka tapani ka ikajku Se oye que revienta arriba [2]
    As printed
    tapani vi. reventarse, eclosionar (huevo), nacer (agua), explotar, detonarse. Mukaki ka tapani ka ikajku Se oye que revienta arriba [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
  • 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)