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tzolkin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
tzolkin
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Mayan calendar consisting of 260 days.

Etymology

A neoterm coined by Western scholars from the Yucatec Maya words tzol (“count”) and k'in (“day”); it is unknown what the classical-era Maya natively called their calendar.

Inflected Forms

tzolkins (plural) tzolk'in (alternative)

Phrases

year bearer

Frequently Paired Words

year bearer

Questions

What does tzolkin mean?
The Mayan calendar consisting of 260 days.
Where does tzolkin come from?
A neoterm coined by Western scholars from the Yucatec Maya words tzol (“count”) and k'in (“day”); it is unknown what the classical-era Maya natively called their calendar.

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