#separator:tab #html:false #columns:Front Back a your (Set A second-person marker) letiʼ he, she, it (independent pronoun) letiʼob they (independent pronoun) teech you (singular, independent pronoun) teen I (independent pronoun) teʼex you (plural, independent pronoun) toʼon we (independent pronoun) baʼaxten why, for what reason bejlaʼeʼ now; today chaanbeel (adv.) slowly jach very kaʼah (adv.) again maʼ not maʼalob (adv.) well; good paymun very teʼ here tuʼux where bolon nine bolonkʼáal one hundred eighty (literally 'nine score') bolonlajun nineteen buluk eleven hun pik eight thousand (one pik, 20 x 400) joʼ five joʼokʼáal one hundred (literally 'five score') joʼolajun fifteen jun one junbaakʼ four hundred (one baakʼ, 20 x 20) junkʼáal twenty (literally 'one score') kan (num.) four kankʼáal eighty (literally 'four score') kanlajun fourteen kaʼa two kaʼabaakʼ eight hundred (two baakʼ) kaʼakʼáal forty (literally 'two score') lajkaʼa twelve lajun ten lajun tu kaʼakʼáal thirty (literally 'ten into the second score') lajunkʼáal two hundred (literally 'ten score') uʼuk seven uʼukkʼáal one hundred forty (literally 'seven score') uʼuklajun seventeen waakkʼáal one hundred twenty (literally 'six score') waaklajun sixteen wak six waxak eight waxakkʼáal one hundred sixty (literally 'eight score') waxaklajun eighteen óox three óoxbaakʼ twelve hundred (three baakʼ) óoxkʼáal sixty (literally 'three score') óoxlajun thirteen ajal to wake up awat (v.) to shout, to scream aʼal to say baaj to nail; to knock in baakʼ to roll up, to wind baal to hide, to conceal baan to fall down baatsʼ to smooth, to polish baax to hit, to strike beet to make, to do bin to go; to leave bis to take, to carry buul (v.) to gamble; to dive báalam (v.) to stalk like a cat báaxal to play; to joke báaxt to play chaknúult to undress chaʼan (v.) to watch something entertaining cheʼej to laugh chital to lie down chiʼ (v.) to bite chuk to catch chíikpajal to appear, to turn up il to see; to visit jaant to eat (transitive) janal (v.) to eat jáalkʼab (v.) to free, to set free jóoyab (v.) to irrigate, to water kaanbal to learn, to study kan (v.) to learn kaʼans to teach kiim to die kool (v.) to touch, to rub kul to sit kutal to sit down kuxtal (v.) to live kíins to kill kóol to drag, to pull kʼaay (v.) to sing kʼajool to recognize, to identify kʼeb to lean kʼuchul to arrive kʼáakʼ (v.) to roast kʼáat (v.) to ask; to want, to desire líikʼil to rise, to get up meyaj to work mukul tʼaan to whisper míis to sweep naʼat to understand; to guess náay (v.) to dream okol to enter, to come in okʼol to cry, to weep ookol (v.) to steal, to rob paak to fold paax (v.) to play music sajaktal to fear, to be afraid taal to come tsʼuk to sit cross-legged tsʼuʼutsʼ (v.) to kiss; to suck tsʼíib (v.) to write tuub (v.) to spit tuuk to think tuukul (v.) to think; to remember tuus to lie, to say something untrue tʼaan to speak wayakʼ (v.) to dream wiix (v.) to urinate xok (v.) to read; to count xook (v.) to read; to study xíimbal (v.) to walk; to stroll yan to be, to exist éemel to descend óokʼot (v.) to dance aj koo bold, brave, daring ayikʼal rich, wealthy boox black boox chʼooj navy blue chaan small chaanbeel (adj.) slow chak red chaknúul naked, nude chan small chich hard chʼooj blue chʼujuk (adj.) sweet chʼuul wet; humid jatsʼuts beautiful jáalkʼab (adj.) free, at liberty kalaʼan drunk, intoxicated kimen dead kiʼichkelem handsome (of a man) kiʼichpam beautiful (of a woman) kuxaʼan alive kʼáaj bitter maaya (adj.) Mayan maʼalob (adj.) good sak white siipʼ swollen; ripe sitil skinny takʼan cooked; ripe tikin dry tsoʼotsil hairy túumben new xiibil masculine, male yaʼax green óotsil poor; miserable aak grass used for thatching roofs aakʼ tongue; vine aal child (of a mother) aalakʼ domestic animal aax wart abalkan sorrel (Rumex acetosa) achak nephew aj kʼiin priest aj tsʼíib scribe, writer ajaw lord, ruler, king alux alux, a sprite in Mayan folklore am spider asukaar sugar atan wife awat (n.) a scream, a yell baach plain chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) baak bone; horn bakal corncob balcheʼ balché tree (Lonchocarpus violaceus) bat hail, hailstone baʼal thing, object baʼalcheʼ wild animal baʼatsʼ howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) beechʼ quail boʼoy shade, shadow buul (n.) game of chance buus bus báalam (n.) jaguar (Panthera onca); guardian of the forest chaanpal baby chab anteater chak moʼol jaguar (Panthera onca) chak pakʼaal apple chakʼan plain, savanna chaʼ navel chaʼan (n.) a show; a festival, a party cheba beer cheʼ tree; wood; stick chiim bag, sack chikoop vampire bat chiʼ (n.) mouth; border, edge chiʼib eclipse chiʼibal kʼiin solar eclipse chiʼibal uj lunar eclipse chiʼik white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) cháak rain; the rain spirits chéel rainbow chʼam pinguin (Bromelia pinguin) chʼiichʼ small stone, pebble chʼomak fox chʼoom turkey vulture chʼoʼ mouse, rat chʼujuk (n.) sugar chʼíichʼ bird chʼúupal girl, young woman eekʼ star eekʼoʼob u tsolmubaoʼob constellation eʼel egg ich eye; face iit bottom, base, end ix tsʼíib female writer, female scribe ixiʼim maize, corn janal (n.) food jaʼ water; rain; lake jaʼab year jaʼas banana jel direction jeʼ egg joj raven, crow jool naj door jool niʼ nostril julekʼ abyss jumpʼéel tʼaan mother tongue juuj iguana; lizard juʼun book; paper jóoyab (n.) irrigation, watering kaabnáal beekeeper kaal neck kaan snake; worm kakaw cacao kalom kʼiin window kay fish kaʼah (n.) metate, grinding stone kaʼan sky keex cheese kiik older sister kitam collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) koh tooth; beak koj puma, mountain lion kool (n.) field, milpa koʼolel woman kuxtal (n.) life káajbal beginning kéej deer; venison kóochakʼ boola football, soccer kóot eagle kúuk elbow kʼaabaʼ name kʼaay (n.) a song kʼab hand, arm; branch; handle kʼan xok whale shark kʼiin sun; day; time kʼiʼikʼ blood kʼoʼox fire kʼu pyramid kʼuj a god, a deity kʼuj naj a Mayan pyramid, temple kʼáaj jaʼ beer kʼáakʼ (n.) fire kʼáanab sea kʼáat (n.) question kʼáax forest kʼéekʼen pig kʼúum squash leʼ leaf luʼum land; soil, earth láakʼ relative, family member; friend maaya (n.) a Maya person; the Maya language maaya tʼaan the Yucatec Maya language niʼ nose nojchil boss, chief náay (n.) dream néen mirror ooch opossum ooch kaan boa constrictor (Boa imperator) ookol (n.) thief oon avocado ooxol heat; steam, vapour otoch house, home paach back (of the body) paal child paax (n.) music pakʼaal orange (fruit) palitsil servant; slave páay skunk péepen butterfly píix knee púutsʼ needle pʼaak tomato pʼik bakel knuckle pʼok hat pʼontʼo pelican pʼuʼuk cheek sam joʼol tayra (Eira barbara) sam maʼkʼóol anteater, Mexican tamandua seerbéesa beer (Spanish loan) siibal gift, present tseekʼ skull tsuub Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) tsíimin horse; Baird's tapir tsíimin kʼáakʼ train (literally 'fire horse') tsʼaʼay canine tooth, fang tsʼonoʼot cenote, sinkhole tsʼunuʼun hummingbird tsʼuʼutsʼ (n.) a kiss tsʼíib (n.) writing; a text tuhnkuy hoe (agricultural tool) tuub (n.) saliva, spit tuuch navel, belly button tuukul (n.) thought, idea; mind tuunich stone uj moon ukʼ louse ukʼum river utiúu coyote waaj tortilla; bread wakax cattle, cow, bull wayakʼ (n.) a dream wiix (n.) urine winal month; a 20-day period of the Maya calendar woob pitahaya, dragon fruit wíinik person, human being; man wíinklil body xamach comal, griddle xanab shoe, sandal xiib man, male xiikʼ wing; armpit xiʼipal boy, young man xkʼuuruch cockroach xok (n.) shark xoknáal student xook (n.) number; lesson xulub horn (of an animal) xíimbal (n.) a walk yeeb fog, mist yuum father; lord áak turtle áakʼal lagoon; swamp áayin crocodile, caiman ángel angel íicham husband íichʼak fingernail; claw íitsʼin younger sibling óokʼot (n.) a dance úulum turkey