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MAYA HIEROGLYPH DICTIONARY
Peter Mathews and Péter Bíró
Drawings by John Montgomery |
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| -b'aj- | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | vt. hammer, beat / martillar, batir |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) B'AJ | | | (2) b'a-la- |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) nn | | | (2) 501-178 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | b'aj | | Zender 2004 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Mayan | *b'aj | Brown and Wichmann 2004 | | Proto-Mayan | *b'aj | Kaufman and Norman 1984 | | Proto-Cholan | *bäj | Kaufman and Norman 1984 |
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| chalam | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. jawbone / mandíbula |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) cha-la-ma |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 668-178-74 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | chalam | | Stuart 2005 |
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| cham- |   | | | (1) (2) |
| | Meaning(s): | vi. die / morir |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) CHAM | | | (2) CHAM-mi |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 1046 | | | (2) 1046-173 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | chaam- | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 | | chaam- | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Mayan | *kam | Brown and Wichmann 2004 | | Proto-Mayan | *kam | Kaufman and Norman 1984 | | Proto-Cholan | *chäm | Kaufman and Norman 1984 |
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| chamay | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | mp. got died / morirse |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) CHAM-yi |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 1046-125 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | #cham[aa]y | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 | | chamay | | Stuart 2005 |
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| chamVl | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | nd. death / muerte |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) CHAM-la |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) nn-178 |
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| chan |  | | | (4) |
| | Meaning(s): | vt. watch over (alternativerly: own, master) / mirar, ver (alternativamente: tener) |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) #NAME? | | | (2) cha-CHAN | | | (3) cha-CHAN-nu | | | (4) cha-nu |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 561-592 | | | (2) 135-561 | | | (3) 135-561-592 | | | (4) 135-592 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | cha'n, chan | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
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| chel- | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | adj. high / montado |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) che-le |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 148-188 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | chel- | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 | | chel- | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
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| chelet | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | adv. place on / montado |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) che-le-te |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 148-188-518c |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | chele[h]t or che[']le[h]t | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
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| eb'et | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. messenger / mensajero |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) (y)e-b'e-ta | | | (2) (y)e-b'e-te |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 710v-nn-113 | | | (2) 710v-nn-518c |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | eb'et | | Stuart 2005 | | eb'e't, eb'et | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Cholan | *eb'et | Kaufman and Norman 1984 | | Proto-Mayan | *ab'-aaty | Kaufman and Norman 1984 |
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| emach | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. raccoon / mapache |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) EM-ma | | | (2) EM-ma-cha |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) nn-nn | | | (2) nn-nn-668 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | emach | | Stuart 2005 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Cholan | *ehmäch | Kaufman and Norman 1984 |
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| ixik | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. woman / mujer |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) IXIK | | | (2) IXIK-ki | | | (3) i-xi-ki | | | (4) i-IXIK-ki |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 1000a | | | (2) 1000a-102 | | | (3) 679-1048-102 | | | (4) 679-1000a-102 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | ixik | | Stuart 2005 | | #ixik | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Mayan | *ix-oq | Kaufman and Norman (1984) | | Proto-Cholan | *ixik | Kaufman and Norman (1984) |
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| ixim | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. maize / maíz |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) IXIM | | | (2) i-IXIM |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) nn | | | (2) 679-nn |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | ixim | | Stuart 2005 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Mayan | *ii'm | Brown and Wichmann (2004) | | Proto-Mayan | *ix-i?m | Kaufman and Norman (1984) | | Proto-Cholan | *ixim | Kaufman and Norman (1984) |
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| ixim te' | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. maize-tree / maíz-árbol |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) IXIM-TE' |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) nn-87/518v |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | ixim te' | | Miller and Martin 2004 | | iximte' | | Stuart 2005 |
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| kab' | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. honey, beehive / miel, colmena |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) KAB'-b'i | | | (2) KAB'-b'a |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 526-585 | | | (2) 526-501 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | kab\ | | #kaab' Stuart 2005 | | kab\ | | kaab' Lacadena and Wichman |
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| k'a | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | adj. abundant / mucho |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) k'a |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | #k'a | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
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| k'ab' |   | | | (1) (2) |
| | Meaning(s): | n. hand, arm / mano |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) K'AB' | | | (2) k'a-b'a |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) nn | | | (2) 669-501 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | k'ab' | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 | | k'ab' | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Mayan | *q'ab' | Kaufman and Norman (1984) | | Proto-Cholan | *k'äb' | Kaufmana nd Norman (1984) | | Proto-Mayan | *q'ab' | Brown and Wichmann (2004) |
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| k'ab'as | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | nd. hand / mano |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) K'AB'-si | | | (2) k'a-b'a-si |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) nn-57 | | | (2) 669[501]-57 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | k'ab'is | | Zender 2004b | | #k'ab'aas | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
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| k'ak'nab' | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | nc. sea / mar |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) K'AK'-NAB' |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 122-(86-522) |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | k'a[h]k' naa[h]b' | | #Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Cholan | *k'äk'=nahb' | Kaufman and Norman (1984) |
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| k'iwik | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. market, central place / mercado, plaza |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) k'i-wi-ki?? |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 77-117-102 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | #k'iwik | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 | | k'iwik | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 |
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| k'oj |  | | | (1) |
| | Meaning(s): | n. mask, image / máscara |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) k'o-jo |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 220v-6-7 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | k'oj | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 | | #k'oj | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Cholan | *k'oj | Kaufman and Norman (1984) | | Proto-Mayan | *k'ooj | Kaufman and Norman (1984) | | Proto-Mayan | *k'ohj | Brown and Wichmann (2004) |
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| ma [u]tzil | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | adj. bad / malo(a) |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) ma-tzi-li |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 74-507-82 |
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| Mat | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. Mat (Palenque toponym?) / Mat ((topónimo de ¿Palenque?) |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) MAT | | | (2) ma-MAT |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 793a |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | Mat | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 | | Mat | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 |
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| Matawil |  | | | (1) |
| | Meaning(s): | n. Matawil (mythical? toponym, Palenque? toponym) / Matawil (topónimo ¿mítico?, topónimo de ¿Palenque?) |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) ma-ta-wi-la | | | (2) ma-ta-wi |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 74-565-117-178 | | | (2) 74-565-117 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | Matawi'l | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 | | Matawiil | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 |
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| Maxam | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. Maxam (Naranjo toponym) / Maxam (topónimo de Naranjo) |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) ma-xa-ma |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 502-114-502 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | Maxam | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 | | Maxam | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 |
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| Mo' Witz | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | n. Mo' Witz (Copan toponym) / Mo' Witz (topónimo de Copan) |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) MO'-wi-WITZ | | | (2) mo-o-wi-tzi |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) nn-117-529 | | | (2) 582-280-117-507 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | Mo' Witz | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 | | Mo' Witz | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
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| Mutul |  | | | (1) |
| | Meaning(s): | n. Mutul (Tikal toponym) / Mutul (topónimo de Tikal) |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) MUT | | | (2) mu-MUT | | | (3) MUT-tu | | | (4) MUT-la |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 569/716/778 | | | (2) 19-569 | | | (3) 569-89 | | | (4) 569-178 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | Mutu'l | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 | | Mutuul | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 |
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| nal |  | | | (1) |
| | Meaning(s): | n. ear of corn / mazorca |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) NAL | | | (2) NAL-la | | | (3) na-la |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 84/86 | | | (2) 86-178 | | | (3) 23-178 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | nal | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 | | nal | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Mayan | *ngal | Kaufman and Norman 1984 | | Proto-Cholan | *näl | Kaufman and Norman 1984 |
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| och-b'ih |  | | | (1) |
| | Meaning(s): | vi. to die / morir |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) OCH-B'IH | | | (2) OCH-B'IH-hi |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 207-585 | | | (2) 207-585-(60-528) |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | och-b'ih | | Stuart 2005 |
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| och-ha' | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | vi. to die / morir |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) OCH-HA' |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 207-nn |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | och-ha' | | Stuart 2005 |
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| on | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | adj. many / mucho |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) o-na |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 279-23 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | on | | Stuart 2005 | | o'n | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
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| sutz' |  | | | (1) |
| | Meaning(s): | n. bat / murciélago |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) SUTZ' | | | (2) SUTZ'-tz'i | | | (3) su-tz'i |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 756b | | | (2) 756b-248 | | | (3) 216-248 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | suutz' | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 | | suutz' | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Cholan | *sutz' | Kaufman and Norman 1984 | | Proto-Mayan | *so?tz' | Kaufman and Norman 1984 | | Proto-Mayan | *soohtz' | Brown and Wichmann 2004 |
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| witz |   | | | (1) (3) |
| | Meaning(s): | n. mountain, hill / montaña, colina |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) WITZ | | | (2) wi-WITZ | | | (3) wi-tzi |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 529 | | | (2) 117-529 | | | (3) 117-507 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | witz | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 | | witz | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
| | Linguistic Reconstruction: | Proto-Mayan | *witz | Brown and Wichmann 2004 | | Proto-Mayan | *witz | Kaufman and Norman 1984 | | Proto-Cholan | *witz | Kaufman and Norman 1984 |
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| yayax | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | adj. very green/blue / muy azul/verde |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) ya-YAX |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 125-16 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | yayax | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 | | yayax | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
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| yopat | | | | |
| | Meaning(s): | nd. mitre, type of helmet / mitra, tipo de tocado |
| | Hieroglyphic Spelling(s): | (1) yo-po?-AT-ti | | | (2) yo-AT-ti | | | (3) yo-AT-ta | | | (4) yo-a-AT-ta |
| | Thompson Number(s): | (1) 115-nn-552-59 | | | (2) 115-785-59 | | | (3) 115-552-113 | | | (4) 115-228-552-113 |
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| Narrow Transcription(s): | yopaat | | Houston, Stuart and Robertson 1998 | | yopaat | | Lacadena and Wichmann 2004 |
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