Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs - Wayeb
Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs - Wayeb
Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs - Wayeb
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Kettunen & Helmke 2011<br />
Thematic Dictionary: Nouns and Adjectives<br />
Root/stem: Transliteration: Transcription: GC: Translation:<br />
che’hb /<br />
che’hbul<br />
che-e-bu<br />
che-bu<br />
che’[h]b / che’[h]bu[l]<br />
che’[h]b / che[’h]bu[l]<br />
n<br />
“writing implement,<br />
quill pen, stylus”<br />
chel<br />
che-le<br />
CHEL?<br />
chel<br />
chel<br />
n<br />
“rainbow”<br />
chi’ik / chi’k<br />
chi-ku<br />
chi[ku]<br />
chiku[’]/ chi’[i]k/ chi’k<br />
chiku[’]/ chi’[i]k/ chi’k<br />
n<br />
“coatimundi, pizote”<br />
chi’ chi chi[’] n “mouth” Yukatekan<br />
reflex of the Ch’olan term<br />
ti’ for “mouth, lip, edge”<br />
chi’iltuun chi-li-TUN-ni chi[’]-[i]l-tuun cn “mouth-s’-s<strong>to</strong>ne” term<br />
that is used <strong>to</strong> the s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
rings or ‘hoops’ of<br />
ballcourts<br />
chich chi-chi chich n “word, reason”<br />
chih / chij chi-hi chih n “chicha” alcoholic<br />
beverage made from<br />
fermented agave plant<br />
(Agave spp.)<br />
chij<br />
chi-ji<br />
chi<br />
CHIJ<br />
chij<br />
chi[j]<br />
chij<br />
n<br />
“deer” specifically a<br />
reference <strong>to</strong> the Whitetailed<br />
Deer (Odocoileus<br />
virginianus) see alos keej<br />
and may<br />
chijil<br />
CHIJ-ji-li<br />
chi-ji-li<br />
chijil adj deer-like<br />
chik’in<br />
chi-K’IN-ni<br />
chi-K’IN<br />
chik’in<br />
chik’in<br />
n<br />
“west” – cardinal<br />
direction; used only in<br />
the Postclassic period in<br />
Yucatan, replaces the<br />
Classic-period Ch’olan<br />
term ochk’in<br />
chi’lam chi-la-ma chi[’]lam n “spokesperson,<br />
interpreter”<br />
chilkay chi-li-ka-yu chil-kay-u[l] cn “manatee” Caribbean<br />
Manatee (Trichechus<br />
manatus) lit. “manateefish”<br />
here followed by a<br />
possible <strong>to</strong>ponymic<br />
suffix –ul. Note<br />
references <strong>to</strong> “sharks” or<br />
“large fish” in Yukatekan<br />
languages as chil-am or<br />
chi’l-am<br />
chit<br />
chi-ti<br />
CHIT?-ti<br />
CHIT?-ta<br />
CHIT?<br />
chit<br />
chit<br />
chiit<br />
chit / chi[i]t<br />
n<br />
“father, patron” cognate<br />
of kit<br />
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