Lotz kik'

In his literal poetic translation, Mayanist scholar Allen J. Christenson renders Lotz kik' as "Sliced Rubber," whereas K'iche' scholar Sam Colop translates the name as "sangre de sacrificio" (blood of sacrifice). As Christenson (2007: 106n248) explains in his prose translation, "Kik' is the vital fluid of any living thing (blood for animals, sap for trees, etc.). Rubber, as well as a ball made from rubber, is also called kik' since it is made from the sap of the rubber tree (Castilla elastica)." Colop follows Tedlock (1996: 271) in reading the character's name as "blood" rather than "rubber."

Colop (2008: 97n144) apunta que "Comparto el criterio de Tedlock (1996: 271) que traduce lotz kik' como "Blood of sacrifice", Lotz o Lotzo se refiere a incisiones para extraer sangre o 'abril la hinchazón madura o postema' como dice Basseta. Kik' es 'sangre.'".