Nahuat

tzakwa

verb

/tza·kwa/

Meanings

  1. 1

    to close, shut, cover

    Documented in , ,

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

  2. 2

    to shut in, lock up

    Documented in

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Todd (1953), King (2011a), Hernández (2019)

Forms

present
kitzakwaniktzakwaSources: Campbell (1985)
preterite
kitzakSources: Campbell (1985)
perfect
kitzajtukrecorded in Izalcokitzaktukrecorded in
imperative
shiktzakwa
reflexive
mutzakwaSources: Campbell (1985)

In the texts

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

  • NahuizalcotzacuaKing's standard: tzakwacerrar, encerrar
  • Nahuizalcoquizacua, tzacuaKing's standard: tzakwacerrar, cubrir, encerrar, tapar
  • IzalcotsakKing's standard: tzakwacerrar
  • Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de GuzmántsakwaKing's standard: tzakwato close, to shut, to cover
  • No towntzakwacover; close; close ; shut; lock up
  • No town-tzakwanahuat.com's standard: tzakwacerrar
  • No town-Tzakwanahuat.com's standard: Tzakwacerrar (puerta, chorro); encerrar; apresar; cubrir, tapar (se)
  • No towntzakwarodear, cerrar; cubrir, tapar, bloquear, estorbar. Tzaktuk itakakalis Sordo [3]

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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
  • King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)