siwat

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl cihuātl (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiwaːt/

Noun

siwāt (plural siwātket)

1. woman, human female adult.

   Ne siwat yajki ka tiankis iwan ne ikunew

   The woman went to the market with her son

2. female

   Ini mistun siwat

   This cat is a female

3. (possessed) wife

   Ne nusiwaw tamana ka tajkutunal wan naja ka teutak

   My wife cooks at noon and I cook in the evening

Antonyms

• (woman): tākat
• (female): ukich
• (wife): -shūlejyu

Derived terms

• siwāpil (“girl” or “girlfriend”)
• siwākunēt (“girl”, “daughter”)
• siwāmūnti (“daughter-in-law” or “bride”)

• siwāpala (“female prostitute”)
• siwānejnemi (“to walk effeminately”)
• siwāyūlu (“homosexual man”)