Totonicapán

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Totonicapán, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Pipil tutūnik (“hot”) + āpan (“river”)); calqued from K'iche' Chuwiʼ Meqʼinaʼ (“above the hot water”) or Kaqchikel Chimekʼenyaʼ (“place of hot water”).

Proper noun

Totonicapán

1. A city in Guatemala.
2. A department of Guatemala.

Translations

city

• K'iche': Chuwiʼ Meqʼinaʼ
• Kaqchikel: Chimekʼenyaʼ
• Spanish: Totonicapán

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Pipil tutūnik (“hot”) + āpan (“river”)); Calque of K'iche' Chuwiʼ Meqʼinaʼ (“above the hot water”) or Calque of Kaqchikel Chimeqʼenyaʼ (“place of hot water”) or Calque of Classical Nahuatl totonilco + pan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /totonikaˈpan/ [t̪o.t̪o.ni.kaˈpãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: To‧to‧ni‧ca‧pán

Proper noun

Totonicapán ?

1. A city in Guatemala
2. A department of Guatemala

Derived terms

• totonicapense

 

Further reading

• Totonicapán on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es