The Annals of the Cakchiquels, page 169 by Daniel G. Brinton
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om [c]oh, to dance the sacred dances in their religious rites, "the place of the sacred ceremonies."
Cay Noh, Two Noh, Cay Batz, Two Batz, named after the days of their birth. See Introduction, p. 33.
47. The same who came from Tulan. Therefore, from the beginning of the narrative to the present passage, merely the adult life of one man has elapsed.
48. On the positions of the [t]alel and ahuchan, see Introduction, p. 37.
ret ri Çactecauh, "the sign of Zactecauh." The precise meaning of this expression escapes me.
[c]hopiytzel. See Sec. 30 for the occurrence alluded to.
49. Tepeuh is identified by Brasseur with the king Itztayul, of the Quiches (Hist. Mexique, II, p. 485). He considers it a Nahuatl word, but I have elsewhere maintained that it is from the Maya-Cakchiquel root tep, filled up, abundantly supplied. See The Names of the Gods in the Kiche Myths, pp. 11, 12. It is a term often applied to their Supreme Being.
52. Cakbrakan, the god of the earthquake. The myths concerning him are given in the Popol Vuh.
Quite to the far East, literally, "and even to the sunrise."
ba[c,]bal, anything drawn out in threads, gold thread, cotton thread, etc. If the word is to be construed adjectively, puak ba[c,]pal would mean "worked metal."
56. Ahpop Xahil, etc.; on the meaning of these titles, see the Introduction, p. 36-7.
63. Ya [c]otox ul; [c]ot, to chisel, engrave, originally to cut into; hence, applied to the deep valleys or cañons which the rivers cut into the soil.
Ochal or Qabouil Çivan; the latter name means "the god of the ravine." The location of this city is unknown, except that it was near the Pacific. The general position of the Akahals was to the east of the Cakchiquels. See Brasseur, Hist. Mexique, Tom. II, pp