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

Chak Ek'CHAK-EK' Hieroglyph  
 (1)              

Meaning(s):  n.  Venus  /  Venus    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  CHAK-EK'

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  109-510

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


Last Updated:22-Jun-2005

chakjal

Meaning(s):  nd.  become red  /  volver rojo    


Thompson Number(s):  


Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

ik'IK' Hieroglyph  
 (1)               

Meaning(s):  n.  wind, air  /  viento, aire    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  IK'

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  503/(23-503)

Narrow Transcription(s):  ik' Stuart 2005  
#ik' Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Mayan*ii'hq'Brown and Wichmann (2004)  
Proto-Mayan*i?q'Kaufman and Norman (1984)  
Proto-Cholan*ik'Kaufman and Norman (1984)  

Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

-ila'-
 

Meaning(s):  vtd.  see, witness  /  ver, ser espectador de, asistir a    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  IL
  (2)  IL-la
  (3)  i-la

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  154
  (2)  154-178
  (3)  679-178

Narrow Transcription(s):  -ila'- MacLeod 2004  
il-a Stuart 2005  

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Mayan*ilKaufman and Norman (1984)  
Proto-Cholan*il-รคKaufman and Norman (1984)  

Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

ilil
 

Meaning(s):  nd.  seeing  /  vista    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  (y)i-li-li

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  17-82-82

Narrow Transcription(s):  #ilil Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

k'alK'AL Hieroglyph  
 (1)                     

Meaning(s):  num.  twenty  /  veinte    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  K'AL
  (2)  K'AL-li

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  683a
  (2)  683a-82

Narrow Transcription(s):  #k'aal Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  
k'aal Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Mayan*k'aalKaufman and Norman (1984)  
Proto-Cholan*k'alKaufman and Norman (1984)  

Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

otoy

Meaning(s):  adj.  poisonous  /  venenoso    


Thompson Number(s):  


Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

pakaxpa-ka-xa Hieroglyph  
 (1)                    

Meaning(s):  vi.  return  /  volver    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  pa-ka-xa
  (2)  pa-ka-xi

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  586-25-508/144
  (2)  586-25-1048

Narrow Transcription(s):  pakxi MacLeod 1995  


Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

sujuy
 

Meaning(s):  adj.  virgin, clean  /  virgen, inocente    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  su-ju-yu

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  216-45-61

Narrow Transcription(s):  sujuy Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998  
su[u]juy Lacadena and Wichmann 2004  


Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

tal-ta-li Hieroglyph  
 (1)                          

Meaning(s):  vi.  come  /  venir    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  ta-li

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  565-82

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

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Mayan*tya...Kaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Mayan*tyaalBrown and Wichmann 2004  

Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

tis
 

Meaning(s):  n.  fart, body liquid  /  ventosidad, pedo    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  ti-si

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  59-57

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

Linguistic Reconstruction:  Proto-Cholan*tisKaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Mayan*kiis-tziis-tiisKaufman and Norman 1984  
Proto-Mayan*tiihsKaufman and Norman 1984  

Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

-tut-
 

Meaning(s):  vt.  visit?  /  visitar    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  -tu-tu-
  (2)  -tu-ta-


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


Last Updated:30-Jun-2006

winikWINIK Hieroglyph  
 (1)                  

Meaning(s):  num.  twenty  /  veinte    

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):  (1)  WINIK
  (2)  wi-WINIK
  (3)  WINIK-ki
  (4)  wi-WINIK-ki

Thompson Number(s):  (1)  521
  (2)  117-521
  (3)  521-102
  (4)  117-521-102

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


Last Updated:30-Jun-2006