-teka
transitive verb/te·ka/
Meanings
- 1
to lay (someone) down, to put to bed; to lay on the ground
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
to make tortillas (patting them out)
Used only in Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Ordóñez (2026)
Forms
- reflexive
- nimuteka · Sources: Cárcamo et al. (2023)timuteka · Sources: King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023)
Derived words
- reflexive
- muteka“to lie down, to go to bed” · Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019)
Pronunciation
muteka
Tajtzin Nicolas Sánchez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by TimumachtikanNawat · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Timumachtikan Nawat (opens in a new tab) · audio adapted by nahuat.com
In the texts
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, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
- King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
- Cárcamo et al., Achtu Taksalis (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)