luʼum

See also: luum

Mopan Maya

Noun

luʼum

  1. earth, land

References

  • Hofling, Charles Andrew (2011). Mopan Maya–Spanish–English Dictionary, University of Utah Press.

Yucatec Maya

Noun

luʼum (plural luʼumoʼob)

  1. land, as opposed to sea
  2. soil, earth
    Tu káajbaleʼ Dioseʼ tu beetaj le kaʼanoʼoboʼ bey xan le luʼumoʼ. Le luʼum kaʼachoʼ minaʼan u forma yéetel mix baʼal yaniʼ, chuup yéetel jaʼ yéetel jach éeʼjochʼeʼen (Genesis 1:1-2).
    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
  3. nation or province

Synonyms

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