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

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