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

tz'a
 

Meaning(s):  syl.  syllabic sign  /  signo sillábico    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'a

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  68


Last Updated:21-Sep-2005

tz'akTZ'AK Hieroglyph  
 (1)                  

Meaning(s):  adj.  whole  /  entero    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  TZ'AK

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  573a

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Cholan*tz'äkKaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Mayan*tz'aqBrown and Wichmann 2004  

Last Updated:28-Sep-2006

tz'ak-
 

Meaning(s):  vp.  add, accumulate  /  agregar, aumentar    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  TZ'AK-ka-

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  573a-25

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'ak- Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  
tz'ak- Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Cholan*tz'äkKaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Mayan*tz'aqKaufman and Norman 1984  

Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'akaj(u)-TZ'AK-AJ Hieroglyph  
 (2)               

Meaning(s):  nd.  count, completing  /  cuenta, completamiento    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  (u)-TZ'AK-ka-ja
  (2)  (u)-TZ'AK-AJ
  (3)  (u)-TZ'AK-ka-AJ
  (4)  (u)-TZ'AK-a

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  1-573a-25-181
  (2)  1-573a-12
  (3)  1-573a-25-12
  (4)  1-573a-228

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'akaj Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  
tz'akaj Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'akal
 

Meaning(s):  adj.  accumulated  /  agregado    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  TZ'AK-ka-la

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  573a-25-178

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'akal Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  
tz'akal Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'akb'ulTZ'AK-b'u-li Hieroglyph  
 (1)                     

Meaning(s):  nd.  successor  /  sucesor    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  TZ'AK-b'u-li
  (2)  tz'a-ka-b'u-li

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  573a-21-83
  (2)  68-25-21-83

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'akb'uil Stuart, Houston and Robertson 1999  
tz'akb'uul Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'am
 

Meaning(s):  n.  throne  /  trono    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  TZ'AM-ma
  (2)  tz'a-ma

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  150-142
  (2)  68-502

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'am Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  
tz'am Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'apaj
 

Meaning(s):  pa.  he/she/it is/was planted  /  el/ella/lo es/fue plantado(a)    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'a-pa-ja

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  68-586-181

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'a[h]paj Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'apVl
 

Meaning(s):  nd.  planting  /  plantación    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  TZ'AP-li

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  nn-82


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

-tz'a'-
 

Meaning(s):  vt.  give  /  dar    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'a

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  68


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'itz'i Hieroglyph  
 (1)                       

Meaning(s):  syl.  syllabic sign  /  signo sillábico    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'i

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  248/563a


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'ib'
 

Meaning(s):  n.  writing, painting  /  escritura, pintura    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'i-b'i

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  248-585

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'ib' Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  
tz'i[h]b' Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Cholan*tz'ihb'Kaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Mayan*tz'ihb'Kaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Mayan*tz'ihb'Brown and Wichmann 2004  

Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'ib'al
 

Meaning(s):  n.  painting, colour  /  dibujo, color    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'i-b'a-li
  (2)  tz'i-b'a-la

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  248-501-83
  (2)  248-501-178

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'i[h]b'aal, tz'i[h]b'al Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'ib'najal
 

Meaning(s):  nc.  writing, painting  /  escritura, pintura    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'i-b'i-na-ja-la

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  248-585-23/537/1000a-181-178

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'ib'najal Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  
tz'b'najal Houstron, Stuart and Robertson 1998  


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'ik
 

Meaning(s):  n.  clay  /  barro    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'i-ku

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  248-528

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'iik Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  
tz'i'[h]k Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'i'TZ'I Hieroglyph  
 (1)                        

Meaning(s):  n.  dog  /  perro    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  TZ'I
  (2)  TZ'I-i
  (3)  tz'i-i

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  753
  (2)  753-679
  (3)  248-679

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'i' Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Mayan*tz'i?Kaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Mayan*tz'i'Brown and Wichmann 2004  
Proto-Cholan*tz'i?Kaufman and Norman 1984  

Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'o
 

Meaning(s):  syl.  syllabic sign  /  signo sillábico    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'o

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  674


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'utz'u Hieroglyph  
 (1)                

Meaning(s):  syl.  syllabic sign  /  signo sillábico    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'u

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  (608-203)


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'unun
 

Meaning(s):  n.  hummingbird  /  colibrí    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'u-nu

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  nn-592

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'unun Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  
tzunun Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Cholan*tzununKaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Mayan*tzuunu?nKaufman and Norman 1984  

Last Updated:29-Aug-2005

tz'utz'
 

Meaning(s):  n.  coatimundi  /  coatimundi    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  tz'u-tz'i

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  nn-248

Narrow Transcription(s):  tz'uutz' Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  
tz'uutz' Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:29-Aug-2005