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ahau

ahau noun: among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity.

Noun

ahau (plural ahaus)

  1. (historical) Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity.

Forms of ahau

pluralahaus
alternative formajaw

Origin of ahau

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya ajaw, ultimately from Proto-Mayan *ajahw.

Questions about ahau

What does ahau mean?
Ahau means among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity.
What part of speech is ahau?
Ahau is a noun.
What is the plural of ahau?
The plural of ahau is ahaus.

Words near ahau in the dictionary

  1. Ahart
  2. Aharts
  3. AHAs
  4. Ahasuerus
  5. ahata
  6. ahau
  7. ahaus
  8. ahaustral
  9. Ahava Raba
  10. Ahaz
  11. AHB

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