Nahuat

tekpin

noun

/tek·pin/

Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco · Lyle Campbell

Meanings

  1. 1

    flea

    Documented in , ,

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

  2. 2

    chigoe flea

    Documented in

    Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)

Variants

variant
teppinrecorded in

Forms

plural
tejtekpinSources: Campbell (1985)

Pronunciation

  • Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco

    recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com

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

  • teppinin Alan King's standard spelling: tekpin

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    pulga
    Note
    Arauz: f. Zool.
  • tecpinin Alan King's standard spelling: tekpin

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    pulga
  • tekpin

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    nigua
  • Técpinin nahuat.com's standard spelling: tekpin

    Baratta (1951) · p. 292 · The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)

    Spanish
    Pulga
    As printed
    Pulga — Técpin
  • tekpin

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    Spanish
    pulga
    English
    flea
    Plural
    tehtekpin
    On the etymology
    CN tecpin (Mol.)
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
  • Tekpin

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Spanish
    pulga
    As printed
    Tekpin pulga
  • tekpin

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    sus.
    Definition
    pulga.
    As printed
    tekpin sus. pulga.

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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
  • Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
  • 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)