tikwini
intransitive verb/ti·kwi·ni/
Meanings
- 1
to thunderintransitive verb
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
thunder, thunderclapnoun
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco): Baratta (1951)
Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Hernández (2019)
Forms
- preterite
- tikwinik · Sources: Campbell (1985)
- perfect
- tikwintuk · Sources: Campbell (1985)
In the texts
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- NahuizalcoticuiniKing's standard: tikwinitronar
- Nahuizalcoticuini, ticuiniaKing's standard: tikwinitrueno, tronar
- Nahuizalcoticuininahuat.com's standard: tikwinitrueno
- IzalcotikuinKing's standard: tikwinitronar; trueno
- The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)Tecuininahuat.com's standard: tekwiniTrueno
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmántikwi:niKing's standard: tikwinito thunder
- No townTikwinitronar; retumbar; trueno
- No towntikwinitronar, retumbar, rugir, mugir, latir Mukaki ka yaja tikwini ka ikajku Se oye que truena arriba (el avión) Mukaki tikwini witz ne at Se oye que viene tronando la lluvia Keman ne mache muchalua itech ne tet, yaja tikwini. Cuando el machete pega contra la piedra, truena. [2]
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)