ib’ooy

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Achi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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