ya’ kan(oq) -echbal

K'iche'

Etymology

Possibly ya’ (“to give”) + kan(öq) (“left behind”) + -ech (“for”) + balij (“to stuff; to load”)

Another possibility is ya’ (“to give”) + kan(öq) (“left behind”) + -ech (“for”) + bal (“nominalizer”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaːʔ kʰaːn(oːqʰ) eːt͡ʃʰɓaːl/

Verb

ya’ kan(oq) -echbal

1. to pass on as an inheritance

References

• Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary