taketza

Pipil

Etymology

From ta- (unspecified object) +‎ ketza (“to raise”). Compare Classical Nahuatl tlaquetza (“to narrate, advice”) and tlahtōa (“to speak”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /taˈket͡sa/
  • (Witzapan) IPA(key): /taˈɣet͡sa/

Noun

taketza

  1. (intransitive) to speak, to talk
    Tiknekit titaketzat iwan
    We want to speak with him/her

Derived terms
  • taketzalis (“language”, “word”)
  • taketzani (“speaker”)
  • tajtaketza (“to talk”, “to converse”)
  • sēntaketza (“to discuss”, “to promise”)
  • āmataketza (“to read”)
  • yūltaketza (“to think”, “to ponder”)
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