maquilia

[Galen Brokaw]

John,

I'm sure you already considered this, but it looks to me like it is the 
applicative/benefactive form of "maca" (to give). I assume that you are 
asking because the well-established meaning of "maca" as "to give" 
doesn't seem to be consistent with the meaning "to hit," which I assume 
is based on the contemporary usage of the native speakers you are 
working with. If that is the case, my guess would be that this meaning 
"to hit" is a transference from the Spanish "dar," which, of course, can 
have that meaning.

Galen


On 11/10/2010 9:48 AM, John Sullivan wrote:
> Piyali notequixpoyohuan,
> Does anybody have any ideas about how the word "maquilia," "to hit 
> s.o., an animal or s.t." is constructed?
> John
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