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

ajawAJAW Hieroglyph - Drawing ©   AJAW-wa Hieroglyph - Drawing ©   a-ja-wa Hieroglyph - Drawing © John Montgomery  
 (1)                     (2)                        (5)                     

Meaning(s):  n.  lord, king, ruler  /  seƱor, rey, gobernante    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  AJAW
  (2)  AJAW-wa
  (3)  a-AJAW-wa
  (4)  a-AJAW
  (5)  a-ja-wa

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  168/(168-518a)/533/747a/1000d
  (2)  168/(168-518a)/533/747a/1000d-130
  (3)  228-168/(168-518a)/747a/1000d-130
  (4)  228-1000d
  (5)  228-181-130

Narrow Transcription(s):  ajaw Stuart 2005  
# ajaaw Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  

Linguistic Reconstruction(s):  Proto-Ch'olan*ajawKaufman and Norman  1984
Proto-Mayan*aajaawKaufman and Norman  1984
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Last Updated:26-Oct-2005

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