ahau

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity.

Word forms

ahau ahaus ajaw

Etymology

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya ajaw, ultimately from Proto-Mayan *ajahw.

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