tzolkin

noun

tzol·​kin

ˈ(t)sȯlˌkēn

plural -s

: a period of 260 days constituting a complete cycle of all the permutations of 20 day names with the numbers 1 to 13 that constitutes the Maya sacred year compare tun

Word History

Etymology

Mayan tzol to set in order + kin day

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