Nahuat

-tulua

transitive verb

/tu·lu·a/ · said tulúwa

Nantzin Fidelina Cortes (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Timumachtikan Nawat

Meanings

  1. 1

    to swallow

    Documented in , , ,

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

Forms

present
niktuluaSources: Schultze Jena (1935)
preterite
kitulujSources: Campbell (1985)kitulukrecorded in
perfect
kitulujtukSources: Campbell (1985)

Pronunciation

In the texts

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

  • tulua

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    tragar
    Note
    Arauz: a.
  • tulua

    Todd (1953) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    tragar
  • tuluin Alan King's standard spelling: tulua

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    tragar
    With prefixes (inferred by King)
    nik-
    Preterite (inferred by King)
    -tuluk
  • Tulúhuain nahuat.com's standard spelling: tuluwa

    Baratta (1951) · p. 294 · The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)

    Spanish
    Tragar
    As printed
    Tragar — Tulúhua
  • tulua

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    vt
    Spanish
    tragar
    English
    to swallow
    pres.
    tulua
    pret.
    tuluh
    Example
    ki-tuluh
    (he) swallowed it
    perf.
    tuluh-tuk
    On the etymology
    CN toloa (Car.)
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
  • -Tuluain nahuat.com's standard spelling: Tulua

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    verbo transitivo
    Spanish
    ingerir, tragar
    -tulua ejekat
    Spanish
    tomar aire
    As printed
    -Tulua ingerir, tragar/ -tulua ejekat: tomar aire
  • tulua

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    v tr.
    Definition
    tragar (bebida y comida). Kitujtulua takwal Tragan (comen mucha) comida [4]
    majmajtulua
    v tr.
    Definition
    comer rápido con la mano, tragar rápido con las manos.
    mejmelaktulua
    v tr.
    Definition
    tragar sin masticar, engullir.
    As printed
    tulua v tr. tragar (bebida y comida). Kitujtulua takwal Tragan (comen mucha) comida •majmajtulua v tr. comer rápido con la mano, tragar rápido con las manos. •mejmelaktulua v tr. tragar sin masticar, engullir. [4]

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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
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)