sinaʼj

Kaqchikel

Alternative forms

  • sinaj
  • sinaꞌj (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *sihnaʼng.

Noun

sinaʼj

  1. scorpion

References

  • Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006), ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 249
  • Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991), Diccionario cakchiquel central y español[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 213