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

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