chak moʼol

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

• chakmoʼol

Etymology

chak (“red”) +‎ moʼol (“feline paw”)

Noun

chak moʼol

1. jaguar (Panthera onca)

   Synonyms: báalam, chak bolaʼay

Descendants

• → English: chacmool
• → Spanish: chac mool, Chac Mool, chac-mool, chacmol

References

• Academia de la Lengua Maya de Yucatán, A. C. (2003) Diccionario maya popular: Maya-español, español-maya (in Spanish), →ISBN, page 44: “CHAK MOʼOL”
• Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 66: “chakmoʼol”