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maya
1[mah-yah, -yuh]
noun
the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
the production of an illusion.
(in Vedantic philosophy) the illusion of the reality of sensory experience and of the experienced qualities and attributes of oneself.
Also called Mahamaya.(initial capital letter)a goddess personifying the power that creates phenomena.
Maya
2[mah-yuh]
noun
plural
Mayas ,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.
a member of a modern Indigenous people of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and parts of Honduras who are the descendants of this ancient civilization.
any of the Mayan languages; the historical and modern languages of the Maya.
adjective
Maya
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
Also called: Mayan.a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan, Belize, and N Guatemala, having an ancient culture once characterized by outstanding achievements in architecture, astronomy, chronology, painting, and pottery
the language of this people See also Mayan
Maya
2/ ˈmɑːjə, ˈmɑːjɑː, ˈɪə /
noun
the Hindu goddess of illusion, the personification of the idea that the material world is illusory
maya
3/ ˈmɑːjə, ˈɪə, ˈmɑːjɑː /
noun
Hinduism illusion, esp the material world of the senses regarded as illusory
Other 51Թ Forms
- mayan adjective
- ˈѲⲹ adjective
- ˈⲹ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of maya1
Origin of maya2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of maya1
Example Sentences
On 22 March 1990, another 14-year-old boy named Andrés Arturo Gutiérrez Maya shot and killed presidential candidate Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa at Bogotá's El Dorado airport.
Former Times reporter Maya Lau has filed a lawsuit claiming Los Angeles County and former Sheriff Alex Villanueva violated her 1st Amendment rights.
And with Maya, because she’s so specific on the page, I really didn’t have to do much besides what was in front of me.
And for Maya, it always was like, “Put two more things on before you go. Gild the lily.”
Some critics have also accused Aguilar of selling out to win Indigenous support for controversial development projects promoted by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, notably the $25-billion Maya Train, which some Indigenous groups resisted as destructive of the environment and of native communities.
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