Nahuat

tewti

noun

/tew·ti/

Tajtzin Nicolas Sánchez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Timumachtikan Nawat

Meanings

  1. 1

    dust

    Documented in , , ,

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

Variants

variant
tejtirecorded in

Pronunciation

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

  • teutiin Alan King's standard spelling: tewti

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    polvo
    Note
    Arauz: m.
  • teutiin Alan King's standard spelling: tewti

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    polvo
  • Teute

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

    Spanish
    Polvo
    As printed
    Polvo — Teute
  • teh-tiin Alan King's standard spelling: tejti

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    Spanish
    polvo
    English
    dust
    On the etymology
    CN teuhtli (Mol.)
    See also
    (SD) tew-ti
  • tew-tiin Alan King's standard spelling: tewti

    Campbell (1985) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
    Spanish
    polvo
    English
    dust
    Possessed
    -tew
    On the etymology
    CN tewtli (Car.)
    See also
    (C) teh-ti
  • Tewti

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Sense 1

    Spanish
    polvo

    Sense 2

    Spanish
    marido (f.vulgar)
    As printed
    Tewti 1.polvo, 2.marido (f.vulgar)
  • tewti

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    Variant
    tejti
    sus.
    Definition
    itejyu polvo. Se carton wan itewyu leche Un cartón de polvo de leche, leche en polvo tewyu
    As printed
    tewti, tejti sus. itejyu polvo. Se carton wan itewyu leche Un cartón de polvo de leche, leche en polvo tewyu

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Sources

  • Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
  • 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)