kʼab

See also: KAB, kab, and k'ab'

Yucatec Maya

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *qʼabʼ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼaɓ/, /kʼaʔ/

Noun

kʼab (plural kʼaboʼob)

  1. (anatomy) hand, arm
  2. branch (of tree)
  3. handle (part of an object that is held)

References

  • Academia de la Lengua Maya de Yucatán, A. C. (2003), Diccionario maya popular: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), →ISBN, page 105:K’AB
  • Gómez Navarrete, Javier Abelardo (2009), Diccionario Introductorio Español-Maya, Maya-Español[1] (in Spanish), Chetumal: Universidad de Quintana Roo, archived from the original on 5 February 2023, page 144:K’AB