Etymology

maya

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Today it means: a flourishing Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala from the 3rd century to the 9th century. Full definition →

Sanskrit माया
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maya · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromमाया
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromमाया
  3. English todaymaya

Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Maya · noun, proper noun2

  1. Yucatec Maya · derived frommaaya
  2. Yucatec Maya · derived frommayab“flat”
  3. Spanish · borrowed frommaya
  4. English todayMaya

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”).

Maya · proper noun3

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜαῖα
  2. English todayMaya

* From Maria, ultimately from Hebrew, * From Maia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa)

Maya · proper noun4

Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Maya · proper noun5

Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā́) or Pali Māyā.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΜαῖα all →

Maia

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