kaxlan

Kaqchikel

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Caxtīllān (“Spain”), from Spanish Castilla (“Castile”).

Noun

kaxlan

  1. Spaniard
  2. foreigner

Adjective

kaxlan

  1. Spanish
  2. foreign

Derived terms
  • kaxlan ixin
  • kaxlan mixkuʼ
  • kaxlan qʼös
  • kaxlan wäy
  • kaxlan ximbʼäl
  • kaxlan yaʼ
  • kaxlan üq
  • kaxlan-chʼabʼel
  • kaxlan-qʼenum
  • kaxlan-qʼoqʼ
  • kaxlan-wineq
  • kaxlan-xnakät

References
  • Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 222
  • Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 16
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