maya

See also: Maya, mayá, maþa, māyā, and -maya

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Noun

maya (uncountable)

1. (Hindu mythology) Magic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
3. (Hinduism, Buddhism) The power by which the universe is made to appear; the illusion of the phenomenal world, as opposed to its true or spiritual reality.

   Alternative form: Maya

   • 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 58:

     Shankara prescribed meditative reflection, through which each individual could pierce the veil of maya and come to recognize the identity between his or her essence and the universal spirit.

See also

• maya bird

Anagrams

• Amya, Ayam, Yama, amay

Aymara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ja/

Numeral

maya (mä)

1. one

   Mä utanïtwa.

   I have one house.

Derived terms

• mayiri
• mapita

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Persian مایه (mâye).

Noun

maya (definite accusative mayanı, plural mayalar)

1. capital (money and wealth)

   Synonyms: sərmayə, kapital

2. leaven, ferment, barm, yeast
3. fetus

   Synonyms: döl, rüşeym

4. source, origin, basis

   Synonyms: əsas, əsil, kök

Etymology 2

Noun

maya (definite accusative mayanı, plural mayalar)

1. female camel

Declension

Declension of maya

	singular	plural
nominative	maya	mayalar
definite accusative	mayanı	mayaları
dative	mayaya	mayalara
locative	mayada	mayalarda
ablative	mayadan	mayalardan
definite genitive	mayanın	mayaların

Possessive forms of maya

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mayam	mayalarım
sənin (“your”)	mayan	mayaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	mayası	mayaları
bizim (“our”)	mayamız	mayalarımız
sizin (“your”)	mayanız	mayalarınız
onların (“their”)	mayası or mayaları	mayaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mayamı	mayalarımı
sənin (“your”)	mayanı	mayalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	mayasını	mayalarını
bizim (“our”)	mayamızı	mayalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	mayanızı	mayalarınızı
onların (“their”)	mayasını or mayalarını	mayalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mayama	mayalarıma
sənin (“your”)	mayana	mayalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	mayasına	mayalarına
bizim (“our”)	mayamıza	mayalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	mayanıza	mayalarınıza
onların (“their”)	mayasına or mayalarına	mayalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mayamda	mayalarımda
sənin (“your”)	mayanda	mayalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	mayasında	mayalarında
bizim (“our”)	mayamızda	mayalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	mayanızda	mayalarınızda
onların (“their”)	mayasında or mayalarında	mayalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mayamdan	mayalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	mayandan	mayalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	mayasından	mayalarından
bizim (“our”)	mayamızdan	mayalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	mayanızdan	mayalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	mayasından or mayalarından	mayalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	mayamın	mayalarımın
sənin (“your”)	mayanın	mayalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	mayasının	mayalarının
bizim (“our”)	mayamızın	mayalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	mayanızın	mayalarınızın
onların (“their”)	mayasının or mayalarının	mayalarının

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majə/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ya

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit माय (māya, “illusion”).

Adjective

maya (Balinese script ᬫᬵᬬ)

1. supernatural, annihilated

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit माया (māyā, “illusion”).

Noun

maya (Balinese script ᬫᬵᬬᬵ)

1. shadow

Bikol Central

Noun

maya

1. sparrow

Cebuano

Pronunciation 1

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈmaja/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ma‧ya

Noun

maya

1. any bird of the genus Lonchura
2. the chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
3. generically, any small, nondescript bird

Adjective

maya

1. (slang) bisexual; sexually attracted to both men and women

Pronunciation 2

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /maˈjaʔ/
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ba‧ga

Adjective

maya

1. cheerful
2. jubilant

Verb

maya

1. to be jubilant

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:maya.

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑijɑ
• Homophones: maija, Maija
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ya
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧ya

Noun

maya

1. Maya, Mayan (person)

Declension

Inflection of maya (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		maya	mayat
genitive		mayan	mayojen
partitive		mayaa	mayoja
illative		mayaan	mayoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maya	mayat
accusative	nom.	maya	mayat
	gen.	mayan
genitive		mayan	mayojen mayain rare
partitive		mayaa	mayoja
inessive		mayassa	mayoissa
elative		mayasta	mayoista
illative		mayaan	mayoihin
adessive		mayalla	mayoilla
ablative		mayalta	mayoilta
allative		mayalle	mayoille
essive		mayana	mayoina
translative		mayaksi	mayoiksi
abessive		mayatta	mayoitta
instructive		—	mayoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maya (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mayani mayani accusative nom. mayani mayani gen. mayani genitive mayani mayojeni mayaini rare partitive mayaani mayojani inessive mayassani mayoissani elative mayastani mayoistani illative mayaani mayoihini adessive mayallani mayoillani ablative mayaltani mayoiltani allative mayalleni mayoilleni essive mayanani mayoinani translative mayakseni mayoikseni abessive mayattani mayoittani instructive — — comitative — mayoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mayasi mayasi accusative nom. mayasi mayasi gen. mayasi genitive mayasi mayojesi mayaisi rare partitive mayaasi mayojasi inessive mayassasi mayoissasi elative mayastasi mayoistasi illative mayaasi mayoihisi adessive mayallasi mayoillasi ablative mayaltasi mayoiltasi allative mayallesi mayoillesi essive mayanasi mayoinasi translative mayaksesi mayoiksesi abessive mayattasi mayoittasi instructive — — comitative — mayoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mayamme mayamme accusative nom. mayamme mayamme gen. mayamme genitive mayamme mayojemme mayaimme rare partitive mayaamme mayojamme inessive mayassamme mayoissamme elative mayastamme mayoistamme illative mayaamme mayoihimme adessive mayallamme mayoillamme ablative mayaltamme mayoiltamme allative mayallemme mayoillemme essive mayanamme mayoinamme translative mayaksemme mayoiksemme abessive mayattamme mayoittamme instructive — — comitative — mayoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mayanne mayanne accusative nom. mayanne mayanne gen. mayanne genitive mayanne mayojenne mayainne rare partitive mayaanne mayojanne inessive mayassanne mayoissanne elative mayastanne mayoistanne illative mayaanne mayoihinne adessive mayallanne mayoillanne ablative mayaltanne mayoiltanne allative mayallenne mayoillenne essive mayananne mayoinanne translative mayaksenne mayoiksenne abessive mayattanne mayoittanne instructive — — comitative — mayoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mayansa mayansa accusative nom. mayansa mayansa gen. mayansa genitive mayansa mayojensa mayainsa rare partitive mayaansa mayojaan mayojansa inessive mayassaan mayassansa mayoissaan mayoissansa elative mayastaan mayastansa mayoistaan mayoistansa illative mayaansa mayoihinsa adessive mayallaan mayallansa mayoillaan mayoillansa ablative mayaltaan mayaltansa mayoiltaan mayoiltansa allative mayalleen mayallensa mayoilleen mayoillensa essive mayanaan mayanansa mayoinaan mayoinansa translative mayakseen mayaksensa mayoikseen mayoiksensa abessive mayattaan mayattansa mayoittaan mayoittansa instructive — — comitative — mayoineen mayoinensa

Synonyms

• mayaintiaani

Derived terms

compounds

• mayaintiaani
• mayaketsaali
• mayakieli
• mayakulttuuri

Further reading

• “maya”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ja/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Rhymes: -ja

Adjective

maya (plural mayas)

1. (relational) Mayan (relating to the Mayans)
2. (relational) Mayan (relating to the Mayan language)

Usage notes

• The plural of maya may either be mayas or maya.

Further reading

• “maya”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /màː.jáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [màː.jáː]

Noun

mā̀yā m (possessed form mā̀yan)

1. weevil

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ja/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ya
• Rhymes: -aja

Conjunction

maya

1. when

Preposition

maya

1. during

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay maya, from Pali maya, from Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaja/ [ˈma.ja]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ma‧ya

Adjective

maya

1. simulated
2. unreal
3. virtual

   dunia maya ― virtual world

Derived terms

• kemayaan (“virtuality”)
• mayaan (“virtual stuffs”)
• memayakan (“to virtualize”)

Further reading

• “maya”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Anagrams

• ayam

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali maya, from Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaja/ [ˈma.ja]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: ma‧ya

Adjective

maya (Jawi spelling ماي, comparative lebih maya, superlative paling maya)

1. illusionary
2. virtual

Derived terms

• wargamaya (“netizen”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: maya

Further reading

• "maya" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

maya

1. sparrow

Portuguese

Noun

maya m or f by sense (plural mayas)

1. obsolete spelling of maia

Adjective

maya m or f (plural mayas, not comparable)

1. obsolete spelling of maia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maya.

Noun

maya f (uncountable)

1. maya

Declension

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Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʝa/ [ˈma.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʝa/ [ˈma.ʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʃa/ [ˈma.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʒa/ [ˈma.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: ma‧ya

Etymology 1

Originally from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”).

Adjective

maya m or f (masculine and feminine plural mayas)

1. Mayan (from Maya)

Noun

maya m or f by sense (plural mayas)

1. Maya (person)

Noun

maya m (uncountable)

1. Maya (language family)
2. (Mexico) Yucatec Maya language.

Derived terms

• llave maya
• maya yucateco

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maya

1. inflection of mayar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “maya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

maya class IX (plural maya class X)

1. anger

   Synonym: chuki

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *máya (“rice bird, small bird found in rice fields”). Alternatively, from Sanskrit माया (māyā, “illusion”), according to Pardo de Tavera (1887).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmaja/ [ˈmaː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ma‧ya

Noun

maya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ)

1. chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
2. sparrow
3. Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

Derived terms

• mayang-bahay
• mayang-bato
• mayang-dampol
• mayang-kawayan
• mayang-kosta
• mayang-paking
• mayang-pula

See also

• pipit

Etymology 2

The original term has become obsolete. However recent usage is due to clipping of mamaya.

Pardo de Tavera (1887) posits it to come from Sanskrit समय (samaya, “appointed or proper time, right moment for doing anything, opportunity, occasion, time, season”) with the first syllable mistaken as the sa- prefix, hence later elided. Compare Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦪ (semaya, “to postpone; to delay”), Old Javanese samaya, Indonesian semaya. See also samaya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈjaʔ/ [mɐˈjaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧ya

Adverb

mayâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ)

1. after a short period

Usage notes

• Used mostly in derived terms.

Derived terms

• ipagpamaya't maya
• ipagpamaya-maya
• magmamaya-maya
• magmaya
• mamaya-maya
• maya ma't
• maya't maya
• maya-maya
• maya-mayain
• pamaya-maya

Further reading

• “maya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 689
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 827
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎ (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*máya”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Pardo de Tavera, Trinidad Hermenegildo (1887), El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog, la Faculté de médecine, A. Davy, pages 37-38

Anagrams

• ayam, yama

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مایه (maya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑjɑ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ya

Noun

maya (definite accusative mayayı, plural mayalar)

1. yeast (to make bread; fungi)
2. mountain name in Balkans (clarification of this definition is needed.)
3. female camel

   Antonyms: lök, ner

Declension

Declension of maya

singular plural nominative maya mayalar definite accusative mayayı mayaları dative mayaya mayalara locative mayada mayalarda ablative mayadan mayalardan genitive mayanın mayaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular mayam mayalarım 2nd singular mayan mayaların 3rd singular mayası mayaları 1st plural mayamız mayalarımız 2nd plural mayanız mayalarınız 3rd plural mayaları mayaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular mayamı mayalarımı 2nd singular mayanı mayalarını 3rd singular mayasını mayalarını 1st plural mayamızı mayalarımızı 2nd plural mayanızı mayalarınızı 3rd plural mayalarını mayalarını dative singular plural 1st singular mayama mayalarıma 2nd singular mayana mayalarına 3rd singular mayasına mayalarına 1st plural mayamıza mayalarımıza 2nd plural mayanıza mayalarınıza 3rd plural mayalarına mayalarına locative singular plural 1st singular mayamda mayalarımda 2nd singular mayanda mayalarında 3rd singular mayasında mayalarında 1st plural mayamızda mayalarımızda 2nd plural mayanızda mayalarınızda 3rd plural mayalarında mayalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular mayamdan mayalarımdan 2nd singular mayandan mayalarından 3rd singular mayasından mayalarından 1st plural mayamızdan mayalarımızdan 2nd plural mayanızdan mayalarınızdan 3rd plural mayalarından mayalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular mayamın mayalarımın 2nd singular mayanın mayalarının 3rd singular mayasının mayalarının 1st plural mayamızın mayalarımızın 2nd plural mayanızın mayalarınızın 3rd plural mayalarının mayalarının

Derived terms

• ekşi maya

Adjective

maya

1. nature

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ja/

Verb

maya

1. (stative) to be ashamed

Conjugation

Conjugation of maya (stative verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		timaya	mimaya	amaya
2nd person		nimaya	fimaya
3rd person	inanimate	imaya	dimaya
	animate	mamaya
imperative		—, maya	—, maya

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics