ahco

Pipil

Etymology

From ah- (negative particle) +‎ -co (“place”). Compare Classical Nahuatl ahco (“above, up, upward”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈahku/

Adverb

ahco

1. up, above, over, on high

   Quitalih ca ahco ne atiloni pal inte calahci ne piltzin

   She/he put the cup up high so that the child would not find it

   Mochi titachixquet ca ahco pal tiquittat ne metzti cualo

   We all looked up to see the lunar eclipse

Noun

ahco

1. heights, sky, heaven

Derived terms

• ahcohuic (“in an upward direction; northward”)
• ahcohuicpa (“in an upward direction; northward”)
• -ahcoquia (“to raise, elevate”)