tilana
verb/ti·la·na/
Meanings
- 1
to pull, drag
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
to stretch (by pulling)
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Hernández (2019)
Forms
- present
- kitilana,nechtilan
- preterite
- niktilan · Sources: Campbell (1985)
- imperative
- shiktilana
- reflexive
- mutilana · Sources: Aráuz (1960), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
In the texts
- kitilana2 times
- mutijtilanaonce
- nechtilanonce
- shiktilanaonce
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- NahuizalcomutilanaKing's standard: tilanaestirar
- Nahuizalcotilana, tilaniaKing's standard: tilanaatraer, jalar
- IzalcotilanKing's standard: tilanajalar
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmántila:naKing's standard: tilanato pull
- No townMutilanaestirar
- No town-Tilananahuat.com's standard: Tilanahalar; transportar; atraer; tener síntoma de piquetazo
- No townmutilanaarrastrarse, gatear, reptar. Mutilanat talchi. Los reptiles. [3]
- No towntilanajalar (con la mano), sacar (la lengua), estirar jalando. Niktilana ne sukit; kitilana corrientej Desvasto el barro; jala corriente Maya tatilana, tesu kimima tatka pal ukseuk Solo jala (es tacaño), no tira nada para otros [3]
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
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)