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Hunab Ku

"the one god"

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hoo·NAHB KOO

2 syllables. The highlighted syllable takes the stress. Pronunciation guide

Built from

junone+-abstate of being+k'uhgod

What Hunab Ku means

Hunab Ku is a name from Maya mythology meaning "the one god". It is built from jun (one) and -ab (state of being) and k'uh (god). It is pronounced hoo-NAHB KOO.

'The only god', a name first recorded in colonial Yucatec sources and possibly shaped by Christian missionaries; adopted by modern Maya revivalists. Deity name; a story name rather than a given name.

Spellings and variants: Hunab Kú, Junab K'uj.

Related meanings: mythology, faith, sky.

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Hunab Ku means the one god

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