ajaw

English

Noun

ajaw (plural ajaws)

  1. Alternative form of ahau.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Interjection

ajáw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. (Bohol, Southern Leyte) pronunciation spelling of ayaw

Kaqchikel

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ajahw.

Noun

ajaw

  1. lord, master
  2. owner

Derived terms

  • ajawarei
  • ajawarem

References

  • Brown, R. McKenna, Maxwell, Judith M., Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 205

Q'eqchi

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ajahw.

Noun

ajaw

  1. God
  2. lord, master
  3. owner

Further reading

  • Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998) [1]

Surigaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *ayaw (cf. Cebuano ayaw).

Interjection

ajaw

  1. don't; stop

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

  • ahau (historical, since 16th century, Spanish transcriptions)

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ajahw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.haw/

Noun

ajaw

  1. a god
  2. a lord, a master, a ruler, a king
  3. a member of the priesthood, a priest
  4. the 20th day of the tzolkʼin cycle, when the ruler conducts a ritual to end a kʼatun cycle.

Derived terms

  • kʼuhul ajaw (sovereign ruler of a polity)
  • ix ajaw (a lady, a queen)

Descendants

  • English: ahau, ajaw