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Maya¹
- /ˈmaɪə/
Rhymes with -aɪə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”) or Yucatec Maya maaya, a self-designation of the northern Maya for themselves, in the form maya’ found in compounds and phrases e.g. maya’ wíinik (“Maya man”).
noun Mayas · Maya
- a flourishing Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala from the 3rd century to the 9th century.
- various Mesoamerican peoples that continued in competing civilizations from the 10th century onward until conquered by Spain
- various Mesoamerican peoples living in the Spanish Empire, and now parts of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras
- a variety of Mesoamerican peoples with farming from around 1000 BC onward, who developed a large civilization from the 3rd century onward
proper noun
- The Yucatec Maya language.
- Quiché.
- Mam.
- Tzotzil.
Maya²
- /maɪ.ə/ UK, US
- /mæɪ.ə/ Australia
- /mɑe.ə/ Australia
- /ˈmaɪə/
Rhymes with -aɪə
Where it comes from
* From Maria, ultimately from Hebrew,
* From Maia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa)
proper noun Mayas
- A female given name When her little friends asked her what her name was, her father replied that it was Conchita - his diminutive for Maria de la Concepción. "Con-what?" they would ask again, aware, apparently, that con in French is a fool, an idiot. So her parents started calling her Maria, which from the little girl'
- A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Maria, equivalent to English Mary
- A female given name from Latin, variant of Maia, equivalent to English May
- A female given name from Greek
Maya³
- /ˈmaɪə/
Rhymes with -aɪə
Where it comes from
Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā).
proper noun
- In Sanskrit, illusion and the power that creates it; God's physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this").
- A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Eventually, Pran and Savita decided by correspondence on Maya. Its two simple syllables meant, among other things: the goddess Lakshmi, illusion, fascination, art, the goddess Durga, kindness, and the name of the mother of Buddha. It also meant: ignorance, delusion, fraud, guile, and hypocrisy; but
Maya⁴
- /ˈmaɪə/
Rhymes with -aɪə
Where it comes from
Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā́) or Pali Māyā.
proper noun
- The mother of Gautama Buddha.
maya⁵
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā).
noun
- Magic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
- The power by which the universe is made to appear; the illusion of the phenomenal world, as opposed to its true or spiritual reality. Shankara prescribed meditative reflection, through which each individual could pierce the veil of maya and come to recognize the identity between his or her essence and the universal spirit.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mayan, mayan language, yucatec, guatemalan, magic, baby, mong, quiche, mayans, mirage, illusion, delusion, chimera, phantasm, apparition, appearance
Translations
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noun civilization
| हिन्दी | माया māyā |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Majakultur, Mayakultur |
| Русский | ма́йя májja |
noun person
| Español | maya |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 瑪雅人 /玛雅人 Mǎyǎ rén |
| हिन्दी | माया māyā |
| Português | maia |
| Deutsch | Maja, Maya |
| Русский | ма́йя májja |
name mother of Gautama Buddha
| 中文 | 摩耶夫人 |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | माया māyā |
| Tiếng Việt | Hoàng hậu Maya |
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title = {maya},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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