He explains the Quiche-Cakchiquel _hunahpu_ by _hun_, "one," and _ahpu_ "lord of the blowpipe," or "blowpipe shooter." Dr Brinton translates it the "One Master of Power." He brings the Mexican name into harmony by rendering it "the flower of the day"--that is, the sun; and the Zapotec by rendering it "eye," meaning "the eye of the day"--i. e., the sun.
When we attempt to bring the symbol of the day into harmony with the Maya name, we encounter a difficulty which can be overcome only by following a different line from that suggested by Dr Brinton or Dr Seler. That the character shown in LXVIII, 12, is the symbol for the cardinal point "east," which in Maya is _likin_, is now generally admitted, and that the lower portion is the symbol for _kin_, "day" or "sun," is also admitted. We are therefore justified in concluding that the upper portion, which is the _Ahau_ symbol, stands for _li_, and that _l_ is its consonant element. If Landa's second _l_ (shown in LXVIII, 43) is turned part way round, it will be seen that it is a rough attempt to draw the _Ahau_ symbol. If a careful study is made of his _l_'s as given in his list, and his example of spelling _le_, and of the similar characters in the codices, it will be seen that both his _l_ characters are derived from the same original. For example, the character shown in LXV, 60, from Tro. 22*a is precisely the combination which this author translates _le_, "a snare," or "to snare." By referring to the plate it will be seen that it is followed by the character (LXV, 61) which we have interpreted _kutz_, "turkey," and that in the picture below the text there is a lassoed turkey. It is apparent, therefore, that both these forms are used sometimes for words of which _l_ is the chief phonetic element, and that the parallelogram and two interior dots are the essential elements. The day symbol is of less frequency in combination than the other form, but it sometimes occurs. It must, however, be distinguished from the closely allied _p_ symbol heretofore alluded to.
From what has been shown in regard to the symbol it would seem, if considered phonetic, that the original day name it was intended to represent contained _l_ as its chief consonant element. If ikonomatic, the name of the thing indicated had _l_ as its chief element.