English Explanatory Dictionary

bʼakʼtun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the Maya calendar, a period of 144 000 days (20 k’atun periods): 394.25 solar years.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑkˌtun/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bʼakʼtun.wav /ˈɓakʼtun/

Word forms

bʼakʼtun bʼakʼtuns bʼakʼtunob baktun

Etymology

"[T]he gloss b’ak’tun was invented [by scholars], it is not an indigenous Maya word; the Classic Maya word was probably pik."

Synonyms

pik
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