miktia

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *miktia, from *miki (“die”) +‎ *-tia (causative).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /mikˈti(j)a/
• (Tacuba) IPA^(key): /mikˈtja/

Noun

miktia

1. (transitive, causative) to kill

   Muchi musentepewket wan kimiktijket se wakash

   All of them gathered and killed a cow

Derived terms

• tamiktilis (“slaughter”, “death”)
• tamiktiani (“killer”)