Kan. D. G. Brinton says this was the word in Maya to denote polished stone, shell pendant, or bead. It was their medium for bartering. Seler says it represents an eye, Brasseur de Bourbourg a tooth, and Schellhas a grain of Indian corn.
Chicchan. Brinton thinks this day was called after the Maya chich kuck, "twisted thread," whilst Brasseur thought it to represent a woven petticoat and Seler a "serpent's skin."
Cimi. Supposed to have its root in cimil, "closed in death."
Manik. "A hand in the act of grasping," now spoken of in Maya as mach.
Lamat. Generally supposed to have had its origin in lamal kin, "sun-setting."