machtia

Pipil

Etymology

From -mati ("to know") + -tia (causative). Compare Classical Nahuatl machtia (“to teach”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /mat͡ʃˈti(j)a/
• (Tacuba) IPA^(key): /mat͡ʃˈtja/

Verb

machtia

1. (transitive, causative) to teach

   Nechmachtij nitaketza Nawat ne nunoya

   My grandmother taught me to speak Nawat (Pipil)

2. (reflexive, causative) to learn, to study

   Tejkia ka nugustoj nimumachtia tapualmatilis

   I actually like studying mathematics

Derived terms

• tamachtiani (“teacher”)
• mumachtiani (“student”)
• tamachtiluyan (“school”)
• tamachtilis (“teaching”)