ib’ooy

Achi

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ibach » ’i-ba-cha , Proto-Mayan *ibil (toponym) Cognate with Akatek ib'atx

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔi.ˈɓoˈj/

Noun

ib’ooy

1. armadillo Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

References

Preliminary Classic Maya ‐ English, English ‐ Classic Maya Vocabulary of Hieroglyphic Readings by Erik Boot

• Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, Achi - castellano (2000)
• livingdictionaries armadillo (ib’ooy) wav recording