Maya
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- United Kingdom//maɪ.ə//
- Australia//mæɪ.ə//
- Australia//mɑe.ə//
- //ˈmaɪə//
A member or descendant of various peoples: a flourishing Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala from the 3rd century to the 9th century.
noun
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A member or descendant of various peoples: a flourishing Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala from the 3rd century to the 9th century.
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A member or descendant of various peoples: various Mesoamerican peoples that continued in competing civilizations from the 10th century onward until conquered by Spain
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A member or descendant of various peoples: various Mesoamerican peoples living in the Spanish Empire, and now parts of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras
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A member or descendant of various peoples: a variety of Mesoamerican peoples with farming from around 1000 BC onward, who developed a large civilization from the 3rd century onward
Etymology
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”).
proper noun
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The Yucatec Maya language.
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Any of the other various Mayan languages. Quiché.
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Any of the other various Mayan languages. Mam.
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Any of the other various Mayan languages. Tzotzil.
proper noun
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A female given name
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A female given name A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Maria, equivalent to English Mary
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A female given name A female given name from Latin, variant of Maia, equivalent to English May
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A female given name A female given name from Greek
Etymology
* From Maria, ultimately from Hebrew, * From Maia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa)
proper noun
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In Sanskrit, illusion and the power that creates it; God's physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this").
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A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā).
proper noun
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The mother of Gautama Buddha.
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā́) or Pali Māyā.
Forms
- plural
- Mayas
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