maya
IPA: mˈaɪʌ
Root Word: Maya
noun
- 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.
- 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
- The Yucatec Maya language.
- Any of the other various Mayan languages, such as Quiché, Mam and Tzotzil.
- A female given name from Hebrew of modern usage.
- In Sanskrit, illusion; God's physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this").
- A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- (Buddhism) The mother of Gautama Buddha.
- (Hindu mythology) Magic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
- (Hinduism, Buddhism) The power by which the universe is made to appear; the illusion of the phenomenal world, as opposed to its true or spiritual reality.
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