CMGG entry for "{YUK}AJAW"      (This article is part of the Learner's Maya Glyph Guide.)

Alternative readings: AJAW
Translation: Ajaw (day 20)
Part of speech: Noun

Logogram spellings of "{YUK}AJAW"

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·    The 20th day of the Tzolk’in calendar.

·    Variants (4):

o A. (Full-frontal) “la-face” or “ajaw-face”: resembles / identical to XAAK/SAAK, signifying a seed.

o B. (Typical) AJAW head: the representational variant of AJAW – an anthropomorphic head of a man of medium age (neither distinctly young nor old), dot on cheek (often cross-hatched), optionally with an “ajaw-band”.

o C. Full-figure: the full-figure variant of AJAW.

o D. Vulture: the head of a vulture, with the very distinctive hooked beak.