tz'ijb'

Ch'orti'

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *tz'ihb'.

Root

tz'ijb'

  1. writing

Derived terms

terms derived from tz'ijb'
  • ajtz'ijb'ar
  • ajtz'ijb'ayaj
  • tz'ijb'a
  • tz'ijb'ab'ir
  • tz'ijb'ar
  • tz'ijb'ayaj
  • tz'ijb'ayan
  • tz'ijb'i
  • tz'ijb'nib'

Noun

tz'ijb'

  1. pencil
  2. letter of the alphabet

References

  • Hull, Kerry (2005) An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch’orti’ Maya[1], FAMSI, page 110
  • Kaufman, Terrence, Justeson, John (2003) A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary[2], page 56