Maya

Signification

Noun

1. A member or descendant of various peoples:
2. A member or descendant of various peoples:
3. A member or descendant of various peoples:
4. A member or descendant of various peoples:

Name

1. The Yucatec Maya language.
2. Any of the other various Mayan languages, such as Quiché, Mam and Tzotzil.

Name

A female given name from Hebrew of modern usage.

Name

1. In Sanskrit, illusion; God's physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this").
2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Name

The mother of Gautama Buddha.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmaɪə/

Étymologie

Borrowed from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”), a self-designation of the northern Maya for themselves, in the form maya’ found in compounds and phrases e.g. maya’ wíinik (“Maya man”).

Phrases

Colotenango is traditionally a Maya community whose residents speak the Mayan Mam language .

Colotenango est traditionnellement une communauté maya dont les résidents parlent la langue Mayan Mam.