ashan
Pipil
Alternative forms
- (archaic, Izalco) āshkān
- (shortened, Witzapan) ān
Etymology
Compare Classical Nahuatl āxcān (“now”)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈaːʃaːŋ/
- (Nahuizalco) IPA(key): /ˈaʃaŋ/
- (Teotepeque) IPA(key): [ˈaʂaŋ]
Adverb
āshān
- now, at the present time
- Ashan tiawit tiktaliat ne tajpewal
- Now we will go place the trap
- today, on the current day
- Ashan te weli nitakwa pero musta niawi nitakwa wey
- Today I can't eat but tomorrow I will eat a lot