tashkalua
intransitive verb/tash·ka·lu·a/
Meanings
- 1
to make tortillas (patting out the dough)
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco): Baratta (1951), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- NahuizalcotaxcaluaKing's standard: tashkaluapalmear
- NahuizalcotashcaluaKing's standard: tashkaluahacer tortas
- IzalcotaškaluaKing's standard: tashkaluaechar tortillas
- The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)Táshcaluguanahuat.com's standard: tashkaluwaTortear
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de GuzmántaxkaluaKing's standard: tashkaluato make tortillas
- No towntashkalua
- No townTashkaluatortear
- No towntashkaluatortear, hacer tortillas. Nemanha ka yaja panuk uni, ina ka ne inan uksenpa tashkalua katka, ka saya katka tajku tunal. Después de que le sucedió la historia, dice que la mamá siguió torteando, porque ya casi era mediodía [4]
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
- Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
- Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
- Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
- King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)