kajkawa

Pipil

Alternative forms

• (Izalco) (Witzapan) -ajkawa /ahˈkawa/

Etymology

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

• (standard) IPA^(key): /kahˈkawa/

Verb

-kajkawa

1. (transitive, frequentative) to leave, to abandon

   Yaja kikajkaw chupi tumin

   He/she left some money

2. (transitive, frequentative) to let

   Maka shikkajkawa ma wiki

   Don't let him/her come

Related terms

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