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 pōhua (See Appendix:Classical Nahuatl verbs)
Person Singular Plural
First Second Third First Second Third
nehhuātl
nehhua
neh 		tehhuātl
tehhua
teh 		yehhuātl
yehhua
yeh 		tehhuāntin
tehhuān
tehmeh 		amehhuāntin
amehhuān
amehmeh 		yehhuāntin
yehhuān
yehmeh
Indicative mood
Present nipōhua tipōhua pōhua tipōhuah ampōhuah pōhuah
Present habitual nipōhuani tipōhuani pōhuani tipōhuanih ampōhuanih pōhuanih
Imperfective nipōhuaya
ōnipōhuaya 		tipōhuaya
ōtipōhuaya 		pōhuaya
ōpōhuaya 		tipōhuayah
ōtipōhuayah 		ampōhuayah
ōampōhuayah 		pōhuayah
ōpōhuayah
Preterite nipōuh
ōnipōuh 		tipōuh
ōtipōuh 		pōuh
ōpōuh 		tipōuhqueh
ōtipōuhqueh 		ampōuhqueh
ōampōuhqueh 		pōuhqueh
ōpōuhqueh
Distant past nipōuhca
ōnipōuhca 		tipōuhca
ōtipōuhca 		pōuhca
ōpōuhca 		tipōuhcah
ōtipōuhcah 		ampōuhcah
ōampōuhcah 		pōuhcah
ōpōuhcah
Future nipōhuaz
ōnipōhuaz 		tipōhuaz
ōtipōhuaz 		pōhuaz
ōpōhuaz 		tipōhuazqueh
ōtipōhuazqueh 		ampōhuazqueh
ōampōhuazqueh 		pōhuazqueh
ōpōhuazqueh
Immediate future nipōhuaznequi tipōhuaznequi pōhuaznequi tipōhuaznequih ampōhuaznequih pōhuaznequih
Conditional mode
nipōhuazquiya
ōnipōhuazquiya 		tipōhuazquiya
ōtipōhuazquiya 		pōhuazquiya
ōpōhuazquiya 		tipōhuazquiyah
ōtipōhuazquiyah 		ampōhuazquiyah
ōampōhuazquiyah 		pōhuazquiyah
ōpōhuazquiyah
Optative mood
Non-past nipōhua xipōhua pōhua tipōhuacān xipōhuacān pōhuacān
Past nipōhuani
ōnipōhuani 		xipōhuani
ōxipōhuani 		pōhuani
ōpōhuani 		tipōhuanih
ōtipōhuanih 		xipōhuanih
ōxipōhuanih 		pōhuanih
ōpōhuanih
Future nipōhuaz tipōhuaz pōhuaz tipōhuazqueh ampōhuazqueh pōhuazqueh
Admonitive mood
nipōuh tipōuh pōuh tipōuhtin ampōuhtin pōuhtin

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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