Nahuat

kupal

noun

/ku·pal/

Tajtzin Santos López (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Timumachtikan Nawat

Meanings

  1. 1

    copal (the incense and the tree)

    Documented in , ,

    Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Pronunciation

In the texts

The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.

  • kupal

    Schultze Jena (1935) · Izalco

    Spanish
    copal
  • Cúpalshin nahuat.com's standard spelling: kupal

    Baratta (1951) · p. 288 · The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)

    Spanish
    Copal
    As printed
    Copal — Cúpalsh
  • Cúpalshin nahuat.com's standard spelling: kupal

    Baratta (1951) · p. 290 · The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)

    Spanish
    Incienso
    As printed
    Incienso — Cúpalsh
  • kupal

    Campbell (1985) · Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

    Town
    Cuisnahuat (Q)
    Spanish
    copal
    Definition
    árbol de copal
    Spanish
    incienso copal
    English
    copal incense, copal tree
    On the etymology
    CN kopalli (Car.)
    Town
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán (W)
    Pronunciation
    [gupał]
  • Kupal

    Hernández (2019) · No town

    Spanish
    copal (bot)
    As printed
    Kupal copal (bot)
  • kupal

    Ordóñez (2026) · No town

    sus.
    Definition
    copal, incienso.
    As printed
    kupal sus. copal, incienso.

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Sources

  • Schultze Jena, Mythen in der Muttersprache der Pipil von Izalco (1935), recorded 1930
  • Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
  • Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
  • Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
  • Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)