Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs - Wayeb

Kettunen & Helmke 2011
Thematic Dictionary: Nouns and Adjectives
Root/stem: Transliteration: Transcription: GC: Translation:
tzu’
tzu
TZU’
tzu[’]
tzu’
n
“gourd, calabash”
unspecified type but
most comparable to
bottle gourd
tzuk
tzu-ku
TZUK
tzuk
tzuk
n
“part, partition,
province”
tzul tzu-lu tzul n “dog” (Canis familiaris)
tz’am
tz’a-ma
TZ’AM?
tz’am
tz’am
n
“throne, seat”
tz’i’
tz’i-i
TZ’I’-i
TZ’I’
tz’i’
tz’i’
tz’i’
n
“dog” (Canis familiaris)
tz’i’hk tz’i-ku tz’i[h]k n “clay” and objects made
from this material
tz’ihb tz’i-bi tz’i[h]b n “writing, painting”
tz’ihbaal /
tz’ihbal
tz’i-ba-li
tz’i-ba-la
tz’i[h]b-aal
tz’i[h]b-al
n
“drawing, colour,
decoration,
embellishment”
tz’unun
tz’u-nu-nu
tz’u- 2 nu
tz’u-nu
TZ’UNUN-nu
tz’unun
tz’unun
tz’unu[n]
tz’unun
n
“hummingbird” type
unspecified
tz’uutz’ tz’u-tz’i tz’uutz’ n “coati” specifically the
White-nosed Coati
(Nasua narica)
uh / uj UH / UJ uh / uj n “moon”
usiij
u-si-ja
u-si
usiij
usi[ij]
n
“vulture” type
unspecified though
prefixed by the colour
k’an “yellow” as “yellow
vulture” which may
relate to King Vultures
(Sarcoramphus papa)
u’ch’ / uch’ yu-ch’a y-u’ch’ / y-uch’- n “(head) louse”
u’h / uh
yu-ha
u-ha-ja
yu-UH-li
yu-la-li
y-u’h / y-uh-a[l]
u’h-[a]j / uh-aj
y-u[’h]-[i]l / y-uh-[i]l
y-u[h]-[a]l-[i]l
n
“bead, collar, necklace,
jewellery”
uku’m / ukum u-ku-ma uku’m / ukum n “dove, pigeon” type
unspecified though
prefixed by the color yax
“green” which may
suggest a Pale-vented
Pigeon (Columba
cayennensis)
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