tekit

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl tequitl (“labor, tribute”)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈtekit/
  • (Witzapan) IPA(key): /ˈteɣit/

Noun

tekit (plural tejtekit)

  1. work, chore, duty, job
    Nuteku itekiw tik ne kojtan
    My father's job was in the field

Derived terms
  • tekiti (“to work”)
  • -tekimaka (“to give work; command”)
  • -tekipanua (“to maintain, serve”)
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