Nahuat

tzuntekwich

noun

/tzun·te·kwich/

Meanings

  1. 1

    brain

    Documented in , ,

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

In the texts

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

  • tzuntecuichin Alan King's standard spelling: tzuntekwich

    Aráuz (1960) · Nahuizalco

    Spanish
    seso
    Note
    Arauz: m. pl. Anat.
  • tsuntekuičin Alan King's standard spelling: tzuntekwich

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    seso
  • tsuntekwi:chin Alan King's standard spelling: tzuntekwich

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    Spanish
    seso(s)
    English
    brains
    Possessed
    -tsuntekwi:ch
    Example
    i-tsuntekwi:ch
    his/her/its brains
    See also
    tsun- 'head'
  • -Tzuntekwichin nahuat.com's standard spelling: Tzuntekwich

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    sustantivo inalienable
    Spanish
    cerebro, sesos
    As printed
    -Tzuntekwich cerebro, sesos
  • tzuntekwich

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    sus.
    Definition
    sesos, cerebro.
    As printed
    tzuntekwich sus. sesos, cerebro.

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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
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)