The Annals of the CakchiquelsArana Xajilá, Francisco Hernández
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The Annals of the Cakchiquels
Arana Xajilá, Francisco Hernández
Cakchikel Indians; Cakchikel literature; Guatemala -- History -- To 1821
=[c]ay=, _adj._ Pungent, bitter, strong of smell or taste.
=[c]ayh=, _v._ To sell.
=[c]a[c]alih=, _v._ To guard.
=[c]eche=, _n._ A forest, a woods.
=[c]el=, _n._ A small species of parrot.
=[c]exevach=, _n._ Substitute, one who stands for another (Anon).
=[c]iyaley=, _adv._ That which exceeds; used in comparison. See _Gram._,
p. 67.[TN-45]
=[c]iy=, _adv._ Much, many.
=[c]iyar=, _v._ To multiply, to increase.
=[c]iz=, _v._ To finish, to conclude, to end.
=[c]oh=, _v._ To be in a place, etc. Spanish, _estar_. See _Gram._, p. 33.
=[c]ok=, =[c]okoh=, _v._ To complain (quejarse á Dios. Varea, p. 414).
=[c]ol=, _v._ To cut down, to send out from, to diminish, to lessen.
=[c]ot=, _v._ To dig a hole. _Met._ to examine verbally, to interrogate,
to cross-question.
=[c]otoh=, _v._ 1. To engrave, to sculpture. _[c]otonic_, that which is
sculptured. 2. To set in order, to arrange battalions, etc.
=[c]okikan=, _n._ Loads of roasted maize, used as food on long journeys;
from _[c,]o_, “mais cocido,” and _kikan_.
=[c]ox=, _v._ To clash; to strike hard things together, _ta [c]oxel
[t]a[t]_[TN-46] to strike fire with the flint (Varea).
=[c]oxol=, _n._ He who dashes together hard things, as stones. See
_[c]ox_.
=[c]oxom=, _n._ That which is dashed together, as stones. See [c]ox.
=[c]oxtun=, _n._ Fortress, stronghold.
=[c]u=, _v._ To put well in order, to arrange.
=[c]ual=, _n._ Diamond, or other precious stone.
=[c]ubul=, _n._ Garlands (Br.). From _[c]u_, to arrange in order, to put
in place.
=[c]uil=, _v._ To throw down to the ground, to lie or roll upon the
ground; to annoy, harass.
=[c]ul=, _n._ All kinds of clothing; vesture, etc.
=[c]ul=, _v._ To receive; to meet, to go out to meet one; to visit one; to
converse, to reply to, to be beaten.
=[c]ule=, _v._ To marry.
=[c]ulvachih=, _v._ To meet face to face. From _[c]ul_, to receive, to
meet, and _vach_, face.
=[c]ut=, _v._ To show, to make manifest.
=[c]utuh=, _v._ To ask, to inquire.
=[c]ux=, _n._ The heart; the mind.
=[c]ha=, _n._ The bow; the arrow.
=[c]ha=, } _v._ To speak to talk, to say.
=[c]habeh=, }
=[c]habak=, _n._ Mud.
=[c]hac=, _n._ A pestilence.
=[c]hac=, _v._ To conquer, to overpower.
=[c]hac=, _n._ Flesh, meat.
=[c]hacatah=, _v._ To sit down, to rest seated; to reduce in value, to
depreciate.
=[c]hacbal=, _n._ A victory, a conquest.[TN-47]
=[c]hacat=, _n._ A seat, a throne. See p. 20.
=[c]haka=, _prep._ From the other side; _[c]haka palouh_, from beyond the
sea; _he ah [c]haka ya_, those from the other side of the water, a term
applied to the Spaniards (Varea).
=[c]hakap=, _n._ and _adv._ The half, partly.
=[c]hamey=, _n._ Cane, staff; a badge of office; _ah[c]hamey_, the
alguacil or constable.
=[c]haoh=, _n._ See p. 55.
=[c]hay=, _v._ To injure, destroy. 2. To fasten, solder.
=[c]hi=, _v._ To disquiet, to be noisy.
=[c]hih=, _v._ To suffer, to bear.
=[c]hipil=, _n._ The youngest son.
=[c]hique=, _v._ To appoint, to resolve upon.
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