Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
waaj. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
waaj, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
waaj in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
waaj you have here. The definition of the word
waaj will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
waaj, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Yucatec Maya
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *waaj.
Pronunciation
Noun
waaj (plural waajoʼob)
- tortilla
- bread
Usage notes
This word is almost never pluralized.
References
- Academia de la Lengua Maya de Yucatán, A. C. (2003) Diccionario maya popular: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), →ISBN, page 242: “WAAJ”
- Barrera Vásquez, Alfredo et al. (1980) Diccionario maya Cordemex: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), Mérida: Ediciones Cordemex, page 905: “WAH”
- Beltrán de Santa Rosa María, Pedro (1746) Arte de el idioma maya reducido a succintas reglas, y semilexicon yucateco (in Spanish), Mexico: Por la Biuda de D. Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, page 185: “Pan. Uah.”
- Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 81: “waah”