Yucatán

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.3 Translations

English

Etymology

Several etymologies for this name have been proposed; perhaps the most well-known is where it is said to derive from Mayan, being either tectetan, meaning “I do not understand you” or uyutan, uyukatan, or yukutan, "listen to them talk!".

Bernal Diaz derived the name from the vegetable yuca + tale a hillock in which it is planted.

Perhaps more likely is the derivation from Nahuatl yohcāuh ‘possession, riches’ + tlān ‘place of’.

Proper noun

Yucatán

1. a peninsula in southeast mexico
2. a state in Mexico

Translations

• Chinese: 尤卡坦半岛 (Youkatan bandao)