"ajaw" meaning in Yucatec Maya

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Noun

IPA: /ʔa.haw/ Forms: ahau [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Mayan *ajahw. Etymology templates: {{inh|yua|myn-pro|*ajahw}} Proto-Mayan *ajahw Head templates: {{head|yua|noun}} ajaw
  1. a god
    Sense id: en-ajaw-yua-noun-m0LNC9uk Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 69 0 14 18
  2. a lord, a master, a ruler, a king
    Sense id: en-ajaw-yua-noun-chZ~5ZkQ Categories (other): Monarchy, Politics Disambiguation of Monarchy: 23 31 23 23 Disambiguation of Politics: 12 36 29 23
  3. a member of the priesthood, a priest
    Sense id: en-ajaw-yua-noun-uOXq1xdt
  4. the 20th day of the tzolkʼin cycle, when the ruler conducts a ritual to end a kʼatun cycle.
    Sense id: en-ajaw-yua-noun-VjmLaJhe Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kʼuhul ajaw (english: sovereign ruler of a polity), ix ajaw (english: a lady, a queen)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sovereign ruler of a polity",
      "word": "kʼuhul ajaw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "a lady, a queen",
      "word": "ix ajaw"
    }
  ],
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      ]
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  "lang": "Yucatec Maya",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "69 0 14 18",
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "ruler",
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        ],
        [
          "king",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        "a member of the priesthood, a priest"
      ],
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        ],
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          "priest",
          "priest"
        ]
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      ],
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        "the 20th day of the tzolkʼin cycle, when the ruler conducts a ritual to end a kʼatun cycle."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tzolkʼin",
          "tzolkʼin"
        ],
        [
          "kʼatun",
          "kʼatun"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʔa.haw/"
    }
  ],
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    "Ajaw"
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Yucatec Maya entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yucatec Maya lemmas",
    "Yucatec Maya nouns",
    "Yucatec Maya terms derived from Proto-Mayan",
    "Yucatec Maya terms inherited from Proto-Mayan",
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      "english": "sovereign ruler of a polity",
      "word": "kʼuhul ajaw"
    },
    {
      "english": "a lady, a queen",
      "word": "ix ajaw"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "a god"
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "master",
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        ],
        [
          "ruler",
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        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "priesthood",
          "priesthood"
        ],
        [
          "priest",
          "priest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "the 20th day of the tzolkʼin cycle, when the ruler conducts a ritual to end a kʼatun cycle."
      ],
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          "tzolkʼin"
        ],
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          "kʼatun",
          "kʼatun"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʔa.haw/"
    }
  ],
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}

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