Nahuat

Dictionary

Nahuat words, what they mean, and how each variety says them.

332 published words · 331 recordings

KW

  • -kwa/-kwa/Verb

    to eat (something)

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez

  • -kwatapal/-kwa·ta·pal/Noun

    forehead

  • kwawit/kwa·wit/Noun

    tree

    Tajtzin Francisco Tepas

  • -kwepa/-kwe·pa/Verb

    to give back, to return (something); to turn (something) over

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez

  • -kwi/-kwi/Verb

    to take, to grab, to take hold of

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez

  • kwilin/kwi·lin/Noun

    worm

    Tajtzin Francisco Tepas

L

  • lamachin/la·ma·chin/Noun

    old woman, little old woman

  • lamat/la·mat/Noun

    old woman

    Tajtzin Francisco Tepas

  • lamatzin/la·ma·tzin/Noun

    old woman (said with respect or affection)

M

  • -machtia/-mach·ti·a/Verb

    to teach (someone)

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez

  • -majkul/-maj·kul/Noun

    arm

    Tajtzin Francisco Tepas

  • majtakti/maj·tak·ti/Other

    ten

    Tajtzin Santos López

  • -maka/-ma·ka/Verb

    to give

  • maka2/ma·ka/Other

    don't (negative imperative)

  • makwil/ma·kwil/Other

    five

    Tajtzin Francisco Tepas

  • man/man/Other

    but, and now

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez

  • -mana/-ma·na/Verb

    to cook, to boil

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez

  • manel/ma·nel/Other

    although, even though

  • -manu/-ma·nu/Noun

    brother

  • -mapipil/-ma·pi·pil/Noun

    finger

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez

  • masakuat/ma·sa·ku·at/Noun

    boa constrictor

    Tajtzin Miguel Osorio

  • masat/ma·sat/Noun

    deer

    Tajtzin Francisco Tepas

  • -mati/-ma·ti/Verb

    to know

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez

  • mawiltia/ma·wil·ti·a/Verb

    to play; to have fun

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez

  • mayana/ma·ya·na/Verb

    to be hungry

    Nantzin Sixta Pérez