Nahuat

tekwisi

noun

/te·kwi·si/

tekwisi — crab
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Meanings

  1. 1

    crab

    Documented in , , , ,

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Forms

plural
tejtekwisiSources: Campbell (1985)

In the texts

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

  • tecuiciin Alan King's standard spelling: tekwisij

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    cangrejo de mar
    Note
    Arauz: Zool.
  • tecuiziin Alan King's standard spelling: tekwisij

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    cangrejo
  • tekuisiin Alan King's standard spelling: tekwisij

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    cangrejo
  • Tecuízitin nahuat.com's standard spelling: tekwisit

    Baratta (1951) · p. 288 · The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)

    Spanish
    Cangrejo
    As printed
    Cangrejo — Tecuízit
  • tekwisihin Alan King's standard spelling: tekwisij

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    Spanish
    cangrejo
    English
    crab
    Possessed
    -tekwisih
    Example
    nu-tekwisih
    my crab
    Plural
    tehtekwisih
    On the etymology
    CN tecuicitli (Sim.) cangrejo del mar
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
    Spanish
    cangrejo
    Definition
    de agua dulce
    English
    fresh-water crab
  • tekwisij

    Ramírez (2004) · p. 50 · Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Spanish
    cangrejo
    English
    crab
    As printed
    tekwisij — cangrejo — crab
  • Tekwisij

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Spanish
    cangrejo
    ashal tekwisij
    Spanish
    ajalín (zoo)
    pulul tekwisij
    Spanish
    punche
    As printed
    Tekwisij cangrejo/ ashal tekwisij: ajalín (zoo)/ pulul tekwisij: punche
  • tekwisij

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    sus.
    Definition
    cangrejo de agua dulce. Shikita, musta mu… mupiltzín kiasneki lamál, ne tekwisij mas onbrón nupal. Mirá, mañana tu..tu muchacho va ir al mar, el cangrejo más grande será mío.
    As printed
    tekwisij sus. cangrejo de agua dulce. Shikita, musta mu… mupiltzín kiasneki lamál, ne tekwisij mas onbrón nupal. Mirá, mañana tu..tu muchacho va ir al mar, el cangrejo más grande será mío.

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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
  • Ramírez, Naja Ni Genaro (2004), recorded about 2000–2004
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)