ijpak

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Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *-(ɨ)kpa-k. Compare Classical Nahuatl icpac (on top).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈihpak/

Noun

-ijpak

  1. on, over, above, on top
    Ne siwat kiwika ne tzutzukul ijpak ne itzuntekun
    The woman carries the jug on her head

Usage notes

  • The i at the beginning of relational noun -ijpak only appears in the third-person plural, otherwise rendering it as -jpak.
  • It is also part of a restricted group of relationals that can be used without a possessive marker when it accompanies an explicit complement, taking the form pak and acting like a preposition:
    ...pak ne itzuntekun
    ...on her/his head

Declension