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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