qʼojom

Kaqchikel

Alternative forms

• ꜫohom, kʼojom, kʼojon (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʛ̥oˈχom/, /ʛ̥oˈχon/

Noun

qʼojom

1. drum
2. musical instrument
3. music

Derived terms

• qʼojomanel

References

• anonymous author (17th c.) Uocabulario copioso de las lenguas cakchikel y ꜭiche‎^[1] (in Spanish), page 581: “Ꜫohom. el tambor, o atabal.”
• Brown, R. McKenna, Maxwell, Judith M., Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 242
• Ruyán Canú, Déborah, Coyote Tum, Rafael, Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español‎^[2] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 55

K'iche'

Noun

qʼojom

1. percussion instrument, drum