Maya Definition

mäyə

mayas

noun

The power of a god or demon to transform a concept into an element of the sensible world.

American Heritage

A member of an American Indian people found in Yucatán, Belize, and N Guatemala: the Maya had a highly developed civilization long before the arrival of Europeans early in the 16th cent.

Webster's New World

In Hinduism and Indian philosophy, the illusory world of the senses.

Webster's New World

The goddess Devi, or Shakti, consort of Siva.

Webster's New World

The Mayan language of this people.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
mayan
Mayan language

pronoun

A member of a Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala in the 4th to 10th centuries.

Wiktionary

Any of the Mayan languages, such as Quiché and Yucatec.

Wiktionary

A descendant of these people.

Wiktionary

A female given name of modern usage.

Wiktionary

In Sanskrit, illusion; God's physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this").

Wiktionary

adjective

Of the Maya or their language or culture; Mayan.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Maya

Noun

Singular:

maya

Plural:

mayas

Origin of Maya

From Maria, ultimately from Hebrew, and from Maia, from Latin.

From Wiktionary
Self-designation of the Yucatec Mayas.

From Wiktionary
Sanskrit māyā

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Sanskrit

From Wiktionary
Spanish

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition