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maya

ma·ya
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mah-yah, -yuh]
    • /ˈmɑ yɑ, -yə/
    • /maɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mah-yah, -yuh]
    • /ˈmɑ yɑ, -yə/

Definitions of maya word

  • noun maya the power, as of a god, to produce illusions. 1
  • noun maya the production of an illusion. 1
  • noun maya (in Vedantic philosophy) the illusion of the reality of sensory experience and of the experienced qualities and attributes of oneself. 1
  • noun maya (initial capital letter). Also called Mahamaya. a goddess personifying the power that creates phenomena. 1
  • noun plural maya a member of a major pre-Columbian civilization of the Yucatán Peninsula that reached its peak in the 9th century a.d. and produced magnificent ceremonial cities with pyramids, a sophisticated mathematical and calendar system, hieroglyphic writing, and fine sculpture, painting, and ceramics. 1
  • noun plural maya a member of a modern American Indian people of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and parts of Honduras who are the descendants of this ancient civilization. 1

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Origin of maya

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1815-25

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Maya

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

maya popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

maya usage trend in Literature

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