ya’ kan(oq) -echbal
K'iche'
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaːʔ kʰaːn(oːqʰ) eːt͡ʃʰɓaːl/
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 (“nominalizer”)
Verb
ya’ kan(oq) -echbal
- to pass on as an inheritance
References
- Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary