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Ch'orti'
Noun
haʼ
- Alternative form of jaʼ (“water”)
References
- Stephen Houston, David Stuart, Karl Taube, The Memory of Bones (2013, →ISBN
- Karen Bassie-Sweet, Maya Sacred Geography and the Creator Deities (2014, →ISBN, page 142: "In the Ch'orti' area, the padrino is the prayer maker in the village who conducts the ceremonies for rain. The laughing falcon's “ha-ha-ha” sound resembles the Maya words for water and rain: haʼ and haʼal."
Epigraphic Mayan
Pronunciation
Noun
haʼ
- water
- rain
Tzeltal
Noun
haʼ
- Alternative spelling of jaʼ
References
- Principles of Tzeltal Plant Classification (2013, →ISBN, page 130: haˀ 'water'
- Eugene S. Hunn, Tzeltal Folk Zoology (1977), page 254
Yucatec Maya
Noun
haʼ
- Alternative spelling of jaʼ