nican

See also: nicān

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

ni- (compare niman "then", nipa "over there") + -cān (locative suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nikaːn/

Adverb

nicān (locative)

  1. Here.
  2. At this point.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, revised edition edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 241
  • Campbell, R. Joe (1997), “Florentine Codex Vocabulary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)
  • Carochi, Horacio (2001) Grammar of the Mexican Language, with an Explanation of its Adverbs, translated and edited with commentary by James Lockhart, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 328–331
  • Karttunen, Francis (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 172
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 227
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