kwishti

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl cuīxin (“hawk”)

Pronunciation

• (Cuisnahuat) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷiʃti/

Noun

kwishti (plural kwijkwishti)

1. hawk

   Waltemuk patani ne kwishti wan kitzkij ne tuchti

   The hawk came flying down and caught the rabbit

Synonyms

• (Witzapan) tūjti