axcan

Central Nahuatl

Adverb

axcan

(Cholula and Milpa Alta) now, today.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

axca (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈáːʃ.kaːn̥]

Adverb

āxcān

now; presently; today
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 9v:
  Agora tiempo preſente.axca.
  Now; the present time.axca.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 5v. col. 2:
  Agora, tiempo preſente. axca. axcan. Aduer.
  Now; the present time. axca. axcan. Adverb.
- Idem, f. 19r. col. 1.
  Axcan.agora. Aduerbio.
  Axcan. now. Adverb.

Derived terms

āxcāmpa

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 5v, 19r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, pages 48, 49

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