cháak

See also: chaak

Yucatec Maya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃáːk/

Noun

cháak (plural cháakoʼob)

  1. (weather) rain
    Káajtal cháake’ ka túup le kʼaakoʼ.
    The rain began, then the candle went out.
    Yum Cháak ("Lord of Rain": Chaac, a Mayan rain god)
  2. (religion, mythology, in the plural) the spirits who bring rain
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