kan kisa tunal
adverbExpression/kan ki·sa tu·nal/
Meanings
- 1
the east, to the east (where the sun comes up)
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Cárcamo et al. (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Todd (1953), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Ordóñez (2026)
Variants
- variant
- kan kisa ne tunal · Sources: Cárcamo et al. (2023), Ordóñez (2026)kanka kisa tunal · Sources: Aráuz (1960)
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- NahuizalcocancaKing's standard: kankadónde
- NahuizalcocanKing's standard: kande donde, donde, lugar
- Santo Domingo de Guzmánkan kisa ne tunaleste
- No townkan kisa ne tunaloriente, donde sale el sol.
Sources
- Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
- Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
- Cárcamo et al., Achtu Taksalis (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)