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
- 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