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English
Noun
ajaw (plural ajaws)
- Alternative form of ahau
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Interjection
ajáw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔)
- (Bohol, Southern Leyte) Pronunciation spelling of ayaw.
Kaqchikel
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *ajahw.
Noun
ajaw
- lord, master
- owner
Derived terms
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
- God
- lord, master
- owner
Further reading
- Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998)
Surigaonon
Etymology
From Proto-Bisayan *ayaw (cf. Cebuano ayaw).
Interjection
ajaw
- don't; stop