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

1. now, at the present time

   Ashan tiawit tiktaliat ne tajpewal

   Now we will go place the trap

2. 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