pohua

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːwa/

Etymology 1

Related to tlapōhua (“to count, read, pay”).

Verb

pōhua

  1. to read
  2. to tell, relate, narrate
  3. to count
  4. to measure

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pōhualo (See Appendix:Classical Nahuatl verbs)
Person Singular Plural
Indicative mood
Present
1st person nipōhualo tipōhualoh
2nd person tipōhualo ampōhualoh
3rd person pōhualo pōhualoh
Present habitual
1st person nipōhualōni tipōhualōnih
2nd person tipōhualōni ampōhualōnih
3rd person pōhualōni pōhualōnih
Imperfective
1st person nipōhualoya tipōhualoyah
2nd person tipōhualoya ampōhualoyah
3rd person pōhualoya pōhualoyah
Preterite
1st person nipōhualō tipōhualōqueh
2nd person tipōhualō ampōhualōqueh
3rd person pōhualō pōhualōqueh
Distant past
1st person nipōhualōca tipōhualōcah
2nd person tipōhualōca ampōhualōcah
3rd person pōhualōca pōhualōcah
Future
1st person nipōhualōz tipōhualōzqueh
2nd person tipōhualōz ampōhualōzqueh
3rd person pōhualōz pōhualōzqueh
Optative mood
Non-past
1st person nipōhualo tipōhualōcān
2nd person xipōhualo xipōhualōcān
3rd person pōhualo pōhualōcān
Past
1st person nipōhualōni tipōhualōnih
2nd person xipōhualōni xipōhualōnih
3rd person pōhualōni pōhualōnih
Future
1st person nipōhualōz tipōhualōzqueh
2nd person tipōhualōz ampōhualōzqueh
3rd person pōhualōz pōhualōzqueh
Admonitive mood
1st person nipōhualoh tipōhualohtin
2nd person tipōhualoh ampōhualohtin
3rd person pōhualoh pōhualohtin
Note: These forms are autogenerated and may be incorrect
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

pōhua

  1. to brag
  2. to be lofty, haughty or arrogant
Derived terms

References

  • Frances Karttunen (1992), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 168
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