Maya.
A member or descendant of various peoples:
Meaning & usage
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.
A member or descendant of various peoples: various Mesoamerican peoples that continued in competing civilizations from the 10th century onward until conquered by Spain
A member or descendant of various peoples: various Mesoamerican peoples living in the Spanish Empire, and now parts of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras
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
Where this word 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”).
The Yucatec Maya language.
Any of the other various Mayan languages. Quiché.
Any of the other various Mayan languages. Mam.
Any of the other various Mayan languages. Tzotzil.
Where this word 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”).
A female given name
A female given name A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Maria, equivalent to English Mary
A female given name A female given name from Latin, variant of Maia, equivalent to English May
A female given name A female given name from Greek
Where this word comes from
* From Maria, ultimately from Hebrew, * From Maia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa)
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.
Where this word comes from
Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā).
The mother of Gautama Buddha.
Where this word comes from
Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā́) or Pali Māyā.
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