machtia
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Pipil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From -mati ("to know") + -tia (causative). Compare Classical Nahuatl machtia (“to teach”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
machtia
- (transitive, causative) to teach
- Nechmachtij nitaketza Nawat ne nunoya
- My grandmother taught me to speak Nawat (Pipil)
- (reflexive, causative) to learn, to study
- Tejkia ka nugustoj nimumachtia tapualmatilis
- I actually like studying mathematics
Derived terms[edit]
- tamachtiani (“teacher”)
- mumachtiani (“student”)
- tamachtiluyan (“school”)
- tamachtilis (“teaching”)