chäj

See also: chaj, ćhaj, and čhaj

Kaqchikel

Alternative forms

• chej

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *tyaj.

Noun

chäj

1. pine tree
2. pine needles

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 210
• 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 52