báalam

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Yucatec Maya

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mayan *bʼahlam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɓáːlam/, [ˈɓáː.lam]

Noun

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báalam (plural báalamoʼob)

  1. jaguar (Panthera onca)
    Synonyms: chak bolaʼay, chak moʼol
  2. (mythology) guardian of the forest

Derived terms

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Verb

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báalam (intransitive)

  1. (Mérida, Valladolid) to stalk like a cat
    Synonym: chʼúuk

Conjugation

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References

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  • Academia de la Lengua Maya de Yucatán, A. C. (2003) Diccionario maya popular: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), →ISBN, page 20:BÁALAM
  • Barrera Vásquez, Alfredo et al. (1980) Diccionario maya Cordemex: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), Mérida: Ediciones Cordemex, page 32:BALAM
  • 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 177:Tigre. Balam, chacekel.
  • Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 50:báalam/balan
  • Pío Pérez, Juan (1866–1877) Diccionario de la lengua maya (in Spanish), Mérida de Yucatán: Imprenta literaria, de Juan F. Molina Solís, page 14:BAALAM: tigre.
  • Pío Pérez, Juan (1866–1877) Diccionario de la lengua maya (in Spanish), Mérida de Yucatán: Imprenta literaria, de Juan F. Molina Solís, page 18:BALAM, BALAMIL: tigre, leon.