-tzuntekun

Meanings

1. 1

   head

   Nechkukua nutzuntekun.

   My head hurts.

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Izalco, Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019)

2. 2

   mind (figurative)

   Sources: Hernández (2019)

The hyphen marks a word never said alone: it always takes a possessive prefix: nu- my · mu- your · i- his or her

Variants

variant

-chuntekunrecorded in Nahuizalco · Sources: Todd (1953)

Forms

plural

tzujtzuntekunrecorded in Nahuizalco · Sources: Aráuz (1960)

possessed form

nutzuntekunfirst person singular possessor · Sources: King (2011a), Cárcamo et al. (2023)mutzuntekunsecond person singular possessor · Sources: Cárcamo et al. (2023)itzuntekunthird person singular possessor · Sources: Campbell (1985)

Pronunciation

In the texts

• itzuntekun11 times
• nutzuntekun8 times
• tzuntekun3 times
• mutzuntekun2 times

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
• Ramírez, Naja Ni Genaro (2004), recorded about 2000–2004
• King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
• King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
• Cárcamo et al., Achtu Taksalis (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
• Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)