Kwajtemalan

Pipil

Etymology

From kwaw- (“tree”) + -tēma (“to fill”) + -an (locative). A calque from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān, itself a calque from K'iche' k'iche' (“many trees”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /kʷahteːˈmalaŋ/

Proper noun

Kwajtēmalan

  1. Guatemala (a country in Central America)
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