chiwa
Pipil
Alternative forms
- (shortened) -cha
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *chiːwa. Compare Classical Nahuatl chīhua (“to make”)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiwa/
Verb
-chiwa
- (transitive) to make
- Nikak ka kichiwat kumit ka né
- I heard they make pots there
- (transitive) to do
- Tay tikchijki ashan?
- What did you do today?
- (reflexive) to become
- Ina ne siwapil ka kineki muchiwa se tapajtiani
- The girl says she wants to become a doctor