Yaxchilán, Lintel 24 - K2887 ©Justin Kerr - Click to view high resolution MAYA HIEROGLYPH DICTIONARY
Peter Mathews and Péter Bíró
Drawings by John Montgomery

mamMAM Hieroglyph - Drawing © John Montgomery  
 (1)                       

Meaning(s):  n.  grandfather, grandson, old man, ancestor  /  abuelo, nieto, viejo, ancestro    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  MAM
  (2)  ma-ma
  (3)  MAM-ma

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  nn
  (2)  74-502
  (3)  nn-74

Narrow Transcription(s):  mam Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  
mam Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  

Linguistic Reconstruction(s):  Proto-Mayan*maamBrown and Wichmann 2004  
Proto-Mayan*maamKaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Cholan*mamKaufman and Norman 1984  

Last Updated:15-Sep-2005

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