·    The 6th month of the Haab calendar.

·    This comes from CHIK = “coati” (perhaps used as a rebus) + ni è chikin. This should help in remembering that it’s not ch’ikin nor chik’in.

·    Do not confuse this CHIKIN in Classic Maya (Yucatec month-name Xul) with the phonetically similar TZ’IKIN in Classic Maya (Yucatec day-name Men).

o CHIKIN will almost always have an end phonetic complement ni.

o MEN/TZ’IKIN end in -n but will never have an end phonetic complement ni because day names are enclosed in the “blood” cartouches, and never have initial or end phonetic complements.

·    Caution: the end phonetic complement ni also is optionally present in the 15th month of the Haab calendar – MUWAAN.

o CHIKIN is a mammal head.

o MUWAAN is a bird head. Look out also for feathers in the mouth of the bird of prey.