Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mah-yah, -yuh]
- /ˈmɑ yɑ, -yə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mah-yah, -yuh]
- /ˈmɑ yɑ, -yə/
Definitions of mayas word
- noun mayas the power, as of a god, to produce illusions. 1
- noun mayas the production of an illusion. 1
- noun mayas (in Vedantic philosophy) the illusion of the reality of sensory experience and of the experienced qualities and attributes of oneself. 1
- noun mayas (initial capital letter). Also called Mahamaya. a goddess personifying the power that creates phenomena. 1
- noun plural mayas 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 mayas 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 mayas
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 Mayas
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mayas 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".