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bʼakʼtun

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˈbɑkˌtun/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈɓakʼtun/ Mayan

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noun

Meaning 1

In the Maya calendar, a period of 144 000 days (20 k’atun periods): 394.25 solar years.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

"[T]he gloss b’ak’tun was invented [by scholars], it is not an indigenous Maya word; the Classic Maya word was probably pik."

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: baktun — Maya calendar period of 144000 days
  • Finnish: baktun — Maya calendar period of 144000 days
  • German: Baktun — Maya calendar period of 144000 days
  • Italian: baktun — Maya calendar period of 144000 days
  • Spanish: baktún — Maya calendar period of 144000 days
  • Spanish: baktun — Maya calendar period of 144000 days