tzolkin

T1Z10O1L1K5I1N1

noun

The Mayan calendar consisting of 260 days.

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Meanings

nountzolkin (plural tzolkins)

plural tzolkins · alternative tzolk'in

  1. The Mayan calendar consisting of 260 days.

Origin

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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APA

tzolkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzolkin

MLA

“tzolkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzolkin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tzolkin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzolkin.

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