Nahuat

ustut

noun

/us·tut/

Meanings

  1. 1

    ravine, gully

    Documented in , , , , , , , ,

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Baratta (1951), Campbell (1985), Campbell, lists (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

  2. 2

    latrine, outhouse

    Used only in

    Sources: Aráuz (1960), Todd (1953)

  3. 3

    cave

    Documented in

    Sources: Campbell (1985), Ordóñez (2026)

Variants

variant
ushtutrecorded in

Forms

plural
ujustutSources: Campbell (1985)

In the texts

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

  • Nahuizalcoustutbarranco, barranca
  • NahuizalcouztutKing's standard: ustutexcusado
  • IzalcouštutKing's standard: ustutbarranco
  • The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)UstutAbismo
  • Ataco, Jicalapa, Comasaguaustutravine
  • Teotepeque-ustu-nahuat.com's standard: usturavine
  • Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmánustu:tnahuat.com's standard: ustutravine
  • Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmánustu:-tKing's standard: ustutravine, cave
  • No townUstutbarranco
  • No townustutbarranca, cueva. Yajki mukutamima tik ne ustut, né kan kuwetzki ne masat, kiané inat, kiski se kwawyutchin wajkal. Se fue a arrojar en un barranco, y el lugar donde se precipitó el venado, así dicen, salió un árbol de morro.

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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, dialect lists (1985), recorded 1970–1972
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)