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

Q'eqchi

Etymology

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

Adjective

kaxlan

  1. Spanish
  2. mestizo

Noun

kaxlan

  1. hen

Further reading

  • Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998)
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