ajaw

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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

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)

Surigaonon

Etymology

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

Interjection

ajaw

  1. don't; stop