yaʼ kan(oq) -echbal

K'iche'

Etymology

Possibly ya’ (“to give”) +‎ kan(öq) (“left behind”) +‎ -ech (“for”) +‎ balij (“to stuff; to load”).

Another possibility is ya’ (“to give”) +‎ kan(öq) (“left behind”) +‎ -ech (“for”) +‎ bal (nominaliser)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaːʔ kʰaːn(oːqʰ) eːt͡ʃʰɓaːl/

Verb

yaʼ kan(oq) -echbal

  1. to pass on as an inheritance

References

  • Christenson, Allen J. (2003), Kʼicheʼ-English dictionary and Guide to the pronunciation of the Kʼicheʼ-Maya alphabet‎[1], Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, →OCLC
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