maya – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Maya
n.
member of an advanced pre-Columbian civilization in southern Mexico and Guatemala; modern-day descendant of the Mayan people; any of the languages spoken by the Mayas; female first name
maya
n.
Hindu concept of an illusory world of the senses; god-like power to produce illusions in Hinduism
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Civilizations
- Maya people, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
Maya (illusion)
Maya literally "illusion", "magic", has multiple meanings in
Indian philosophies depending on the context. In ancient Vedic literature, Maya literally implies extraordinary power and wisdom. In later
Vedic texts and modern literature dedicated to Indian traditions, Maya connotes a "magic show, an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem". Maya is also a spiritual concept connoting "that which exists, but is constantly changing and thus is spiritually unreal", and the "power or the principle that conceals the true character of spiritual reality".
Maya
Noun
1. a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar"
(synonym) Mayan
(hypernym) Indian, North American Indian, American Indian, Red Indian
(hyponym) Cakchiquel
(member-holonym) tribe, federation of tribes
2. an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas
(hypernym) ethnic minority
3. a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples
(synonym) Mayan, Mayan language
(hypernym) Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
(hyponym) Kekchi
Maya
n.
Maya, Mayan, member of an American Indian people of Yucatan; language of the Mayas
maya
adj.
mayan, of or pertaining to the Mayan Indian tribe of South America
maya
nf.
Maya, member of an advanced pre-Columbian civilization in southern Mexico and Guatemala; modern-day descendant of the Mayan people; any of the languages spoken by the Mayas
maya (f)
adj.
mayan, of or pertaining to the Maya, of or pertaining to the people or culture of the Mayas, of or pertaining to the languages spoken by the Mayas
