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maya.

yeast (fungus; froth used in medicine, baking and brewing; cake or dried granules used to make bread dough rise)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈja/
  1. yeast (fungus; froth used in medicine, baking and brewing; cake or dried granules used to make bread dough rise)

  2. nature, temperament

    figuratively
  3. impudent, unabashed person

    rare · slang
  4. female animal kept for breeding

    regional
  5. female camel

    regional
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مایه (maya), Classical Persian مایه (māya, “matter, essence”).

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