Fabric Banner

JS off

Home

Main navigation

  • Home
  • About Glossary
  • About the Languages
  • Search Glossary 🔎
  • Categories
  • Resources
  • Get Involved (opens in new tab)
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Poqomam
  • English
  • Español
  • Kʼicheʼ
  • Qʼeqchiʼ
  • Kaqchikel
  • Mam
  • Chuj
  • Akateko
  • Qʼanjobʼal
  • Ixil
  • Achi
  • Poqomchiʼ
Satej
B’aytal chi lowsat junoq maktxel yin junoqxa yin yob’ k’ulalil.
Max chaj yikan ix ix satej yet yaon heb’ owal.

Ub'oq'och winaq
Kʼicheʼ
Jun tzu'unem on ka'yem ri xaq kchomaxik chi kriq k'ax xa rumal rech chi xb'an b'oq'ochaj che jun.
Ri ixoq xu b'an Ub'oq'och Winaq chrij le uprim are qas k'ate' na xe' ch'o'jinik.

Evil Eye
English
A gaze or stare superstitiously believed to cause material harm.
The woman gave her cousin the evil eye after they fought.

Mal de ojo
Español
Mirada que, según la superstición, causa daños materiales.
La mujer le echó mal de ojo a su primo después de pelearse.

Xik ilok
Qʼeqchiʼ
Xk'a'uxlankil li tuulank chi xk'aayankil junaq re rajb'al xmaa'usilankil.
Li qana'chin xik kiril li rechalal toje' naq ke'xwech'i rib'.

Satej
Qʼanjobʼal
B’aytal chi lowsat junoq maktxel yin junoqxa yin yob’ k’ulalil.
Max chaj yikan ix ix satej yet yaon heb’ owal.

Bajni toj wutzj.
Mam
Aj tok kayin maqa majx in chi kyej kayin kye in b'aj tixti tij kwutz.
Aju qya majax ma b'aj tal tanab' tman toj twutz ate ẍi b'aj b'iyun.

  • Poqomam
  • English
  • Español
  • Kʼicheʼ
  • Qʼeqchiʼ
  • Kaqchikel
  • Mam
  • Chuj
  • Akateko
  • Qʼanjobʼal
  • Ixil
  • Achi
  • Poqomchiʼ

User account menu

  • Log in

Footer menu

  • Contact
  • API

© 2026 All Rights Reserved.