Nahuat

tisi

transitive verb

/ti·si/

Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco · Lyle Campbell

Meanings

  1. 1

    to grind (something)-tisitransitive verb

    Tiktisit wan asujkal iwan kanela, tikchat tishti chukulat, tikmanat iwan at kwakwalaka, tikmaliat pal tikunit.

    We grind it with sugar and cinnamon, make chocolate paste, cook it in boiling water and beat it to drink.

    Documented in , ,

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

  2. 2

    to grind, to do the grindingintransitive verb

    Nitisi ka nunan tesu kineki tisi.

    I do the grinding because my mother doesn't like to grind.

    Documented in

    Sources: Campbell (1985), King (2011a)

Forms

present
niktisifirst person singularSources: Campbell (1985), King (2011a)nitisifirst person singularSources: Campbell (1985), King (2011a)tiktisisecond person singularkitisithird person singularSources: King (2011a)
preterite
tiskithird person singularSources: Campbell (1985)
perfect
tistukthird person singularSources: Campbell (1985)

Related words

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Pronunciation

tisi

  • Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco

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

nitisi

  • Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco

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

In the texts

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

  • ticiin Alan King's standard spelling: tisi

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    moler, pasta
    Note
    Arauz: a.
    Alan King's note
    For 'pasta' I would expect tishti.
    Form (inferred by King)
    tijtisi
    Meaning (Spanish)
    pastas
    Note
    Arauz: f. pl.
  • tiziin Alan King's standard spelling: tisi

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    moler
  • tisntin Alan King's standard spelling: tisi

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    moler
    With prefixes (inferred by King)
    nik-, tik-
    Alan King's note
    This verb is apparently semitransitive. In Masin we find for example: (a) nemituya tisi; kitemua se siwat ma yawi tisi tik se metat etc., (b) ne pula ishtultik tiktisit iwan ne ayujwach pinul; tiktisit wan asujkal iwan kanela.
  • tisi

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    vi
    vt
    Spanish
    moler
    English
    to grind
    pres.
    tisi
    Example
    ni-tisi
    I'm grinding
    Example
    ni-k-tisi
    I'm grinding it
    pret.
    tis-ki
    perf.
    tis-tuk
    On the etymology
    CN tesi (Car.); PN *tïsï, *tësï
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
  • tisi

    King (2011a) · No town

    verbo inacusativo
    Spanish
    moler
    English
    grind
    Example
    Nitisi ka nunan tesu kineki tisi
    Muelo porque a mi madre no le gusta moler.
    presente
    tisi, nitisi
    verbo transitivo
    Example
    Ne pula ishtultik tiktisit iwan ne ayujwach pinul
    El plátano amarillo lo molemos con aguashte de pinol.
    presente
    kitisi, niktisi
    reflexivo
    mutisi
    tishti
    sustantivo
    Spanish
    masa ; pasta
    English
    dough ; paste
    Example
    Ne tishti iwan nakat mukimilua iwan iswat
    La masa con carne se envuelve en una hoja.
    Example
    tishti chukulat
    pasta de chocolate.
  • -Tisiin nahuat.com's standard spelling: Tisi

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    verbo transitivo

    Sense 1

    Spanish
    moler

    Sense 2

    Spanish
    pulverizar
    As printed
    -Tisi 1.moler; 2.pulverizar
  • tisi

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    v tr.
    Definition
    moler (en general, el proceso). Yawit kitisi tik tepusti, despues yaw kichiwa colar, pal kisa ne chilat, kimana pal tikunit. Lo van moler en molino, luego lo colarán, para que salga el chilate y lo cocen para beberlo. [1]
    tishti
    sus.
    Definition
    nutish
    tzuntisi
    v tr.
    Definition
    moler, machacar (café, arroz, hoja).
    As printed
    tisi v tr. moler (en general, el proceso). Yawit kitisi tik tepusti, despues yaw kichiwa colar, pal kisa ne chilat, kimana pal tikunit. Lo van moler en molino, luego lo colarán, para que salga el chilate y lo cocen para beberlo. •tishti sus. nutish •tzuntisi v tr. moler, machacar (café, arroz, hoja). [1]

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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
  • Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)