kajkawa

Pipil edit

Alternative forms edit

(Izalco) (Witzapan) -ajkawa /ahˈkawa/

Etymology edit

Frequentative form of -kawa (“to leave, to abandon”). Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cahcāhua (“to abandon s.th./s.o. in separate occasions or places”).

Pronunciation edit

(standard) IPA^(key): /kahˈkawa/

Verb edit

-kajkawa

(transitive, frequentative) to leave, to abandon
Yaja kikajkaw chupi tumin
He/she left some money
(transitive, frequentative) to let
Maka shikkajkawa ma wiki
Don't let him/her come

Related terms edit

-kawa (“to leave, to abandon”)
-kajkawilia (“to leave something to someone”)