uinal
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A period of twenty days in the old Mayan calendar
- noun
- Specialized
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uinal
- Each uinal is equivalent to 20 days, making it a crucial unit in the Mayan timekeeping system.
Examples
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Thus, the Mayan date of 8.3.2.10.15 represents 8 b'ak'tuns, 3 k'atuns, 2 tuns, 10 uinals, and 15 days.
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In the ancient Mayan calendar, one uinal represents a period of 20 days.
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The Mayans counted their time in units such as uinal, which consists of 20 kin.
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Etymology
The word uinal comes from the Mayan word uinal, meaning 'twenty', and it named a short 'month' of '20 days' in the ancient Maya calendar. So a uinal is simply the Mayan period of time made of 20 days.