ketza

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Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *kətsa. Compare Classical Nahuatl quetza (“to raise”).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /ˈket͡sa/
(Witzapan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣet͡sa/

Verb

ketza

(transitive) to raise, to lift
Kiketzki ne itzuntekun
S/he raised her/his head
(transitive) to erect, to build
Pejket kiketzat uni kal ne shiwit panutuk wan inteuk kitamijtiwit
They started building that house last year but they haven't finished it yet
(reflexive) to get up, to stand up, to rise
Keman nikpia mayan niaw nimuketza nikwa ne nakat
When I get hungy, I'm going to get up and eat the meat
(reflexive) to stop

Derived terms

taketzal (“pillar”, “beam”)
taketza (“to talk”)
-kejketza (“to think”, “to consider”)
-īshketza (“to realize”, “to understand”)
-īshkejketza (“to imagine”, “to think”)
kalketza (“to build houses”)
mukechketza (“to raise one's head”)
mutankwaketza (“to kneel”)
-yūlketza (“to reanimate”)

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