|
VOCABULARY MAYA A B C CH I J K L M N O P S T U W X Y Z
AAluxo'ob - little people -elves. BBaach - a noisy bird. Bak'halal - Maya name for Bacalar Baalam-naj - House of the juagar, Native church of Santa Cruz. Baatab - Maya chief. Box-ni -Black nose snake. CCoba - Prehispanic maya city. Coocomo'ob - Maya ethnic family name. (subgroup) Cupul - Maya family name. Cupulo'ob - Maya group. Cuzamil - Place of the swallows. Cituk - Last name. ChChaak - rain. Chak - red. Chak-che - red wood. Chakaj - plant, soft wood tree. Chakts'iits'ib - Cardenal. Chak'amputum - Prehispanic city. Chan - small. Chehtmal - Prehispanic city, Chetumal. Chemax - name os a town. Chetumal - Capital of Quintana Roo. Chichen Itza - Prehispanic city. Chiinchinbakal - Canary. Chilam Balam - A prophet. Ch'omak - fox. Chu'ujo'ob - gourds. Chukbak - The hunt. Chuum-poon - The trunk of the copal. Chuun-x-ya'axche - the trunk of the willow. Chuun-oon - the trunk of the avocado. IIipil - women's traditional dress. Is-waaj - Tortilla from soft corn. Itza'ob - Maya ethnic group JJ-meen - Medicine man. Ja'abente - yearling deer Ja'abino'ob - hard wood tree. Jaalab - tepescuintle. Jiich - Knot. Jiri'ich-joop - match Jolo'och - corn husk. KKa'anche - made of boards K'abax bu'ul - Boiled beans. Ka'ambul - pheasant K'aan - mecate - measure of 20 meters. K'atuno'ob - mecates. K'atuno'ob - 20 year cycle K'a'aw - crow Kill - small parrot Ke'el - cold Kitam - mountain pig. Kituk - fruit of coconut. Koos - bird of prey. K'oocha'ob - big parrot Koj - puma Kuuyo'ob - stone mounds. K'ulub - racoon. K'uum - squash, pumpkin K'u'um - boiled corn to be ground for tortilla dough. K'ookayo'ob - fireflies. LLeek - large round fruit like a gourd. MMaalixo'ob - mongrel dog Maya-Putum - mayas of Tabasco Mayab - Name of the Yucatan Peninsula. Mayapan - prehispanic city. Maasewaal - maya indians name. Maasewaalo'ob - maya indians name for themselves. NNohoch tata - paterfamilia OOoch - fox PPaj-k'eyen - sour corn drink Pa'ap - noisy bird Peten - Island Peten-itza - lagoon of Peten Guatemala Piib - cook in the ground Piibijnal - corn cooked in the ground. Piich - leafy tree Pich - crow Piimo'ob - thick tortilla. Poolkano'ob - corn bread with seeds and white beans. P'uuj - hunting technique. Pukte - hard wood plant Puuch - work food with the fingers P'uus - hunchback Puutsnak - a kind of deer SSaabukaanoob - bagmade of henequen or hemp Sak-bej - white maya road Sakpakalo'ob - doves Sajkab - limestone Sooskil - hemp fiber TTaab - sack carrier with a strap across the forehead Ta'ucho'ob - black chicle tree Taata - father Tatich - sir Taticho'ob - maya chiefs Tekom - name of a town Tepich - name of a town where the caste wars began Tihosuco - name of a town Tixcacalcupul - name of a town Tuk'tuunich - hard rock Ts'ik - shred meat Tuuch - belly button Tu'ul - rabbit Tulu'um - in his own land. Prehispanic maya city Tsa'ab-kaan - rattlesnake Tsalam - lumber tree Ts'aanchak - boiled meat Tsu' - turkey Tsuuk - tripe Tsuutsuy - love birds Ts'uul - white man UUso'ob - small mosquitoes Uxmal - pre-hispanic city WWa'ajpaach - mythological giant who lives in the jungles Waaj-ixi'im - corn tortilla Waimil - woods of 4 or 5 years growth Wa'ay piix - name of a town. Boogie man Wayu'umo'ob - eatable fruit Wiinklilche- long-thin branch XX-ho'otsu'uk - maya name for Tiohosuco X-k'ili'ob - little parrots X-k'ook - nightengale X-maakulano'ob - aromatic eatable plant X-mejen-k'uum - pumpkin X-mejen-naj - rapid growing corn X-nuk-nal - normal growing corn X-taabentun - liquor made with honey Xanab-k'eewal - sandal Xunaan - Mrs X-meen - Shaman Xel-ha - spring, natural well Xaman-ik - north wind Xuux - bee hive Xocbi-chuuy - embroidery Xuul-ha - end of the water YYaaxche - willow tree Yuuk - small deer ZZaci - white hawk-Valladolid
|