ajaw

English

Noun

ajaw (plural ajaws)

1. Alternative form of ahau

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈd͡ʒaw/ [ʔɐˈd͡ʒaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: a‧jaw

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

/ɑːˈxaʊ/

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