ketza

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *kətsa. Compare Classical Nahuatl quetza (“to raise”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈket͡sa/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣet͡sa/

Verb

ketza

1. (transitive) to raise, to lift

   Kiketzki ne itzuntekun

   S/he raised her/his head

2. (transitive) to erect, to build

   Pejket kiketzat uni kal ne shiwit panutuk wan inteuk kitamijtiwit

   They started building that house last year but they haven't finished it yet

3. (reflexive) to get up, to stand up, to rise

   Keman nikpia mayan niaw nimuketza nikwa ne nakat

   When I get hungy, I'm going to get up and eat the meat

4. (reflexive) to stop

Derived terms

• taketzal (“pillar”, “beam”)
• taketza (“to talk”)
• -kejketza (“to think”, “to consider”)
• -īshketza (“to realize”, “to understand”)
• -īshkejketza (“to imagine”, “to think”)
• kalketza (“to build houses”)
• mukechketza (“to raise one's head”)
• mutankwaketza (“to kneel”)
• -yūlketza (“to reanimate”)