maya
Collocations
4ADJ.
big, ceramic, classic, flourish, long, simple
VERB + MAYA
drinks, named, saw, smothered, wave
MAYA + NOUN
alma, bee, chloe, culture, gabeira, interplay, people, priests
PREP.
in, on, on, with
Definitions
noun
A member or descendant of various peoples:
A member or descendant of various peoples:
A member or descendant of various peoples:
A member or descendant of various peoples:
name
The Yucatec Maya language.
Any of the other various Mayan languages.
Any of the other various Mayan languages.
Any of the other various Mayan languages.
name
A female given name from Hebrew of modern usage.
When her little friends asked her what her name was, her father replied that it was Conchita - his diminutive for Maria de la Concepción. "Con-what?" they would ask again, aware, apparently, that con in French is a fool, an idiot. So her parents started calling her Maria, which from the little girl's lips soon began to sound like Maya. "Maya!" exclaimed her father. "It's perfect. It means the greatest illusion on earth." So Maya it was from then on - Maya Walter.
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6When her little friends asked her what her name was, her father replied that it was Conchita - his diminutive for Maria de la Concepción. "Con-what?" they would ask again, aware, apparently, that con
WiktionaryEventually, Pran and Savita decided by correspondence on Maya. Its two simple syllables meant, among other things: the goddess Lakshmi, illusion, fascination, art, the goddess Durga, kindness, and the
WiktionaryShankara 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.
WiktionaryFor how long did the Maya culture flourish?
Tatoeba · #32407Maya priests learned much about astronomy.
Tatoeba · #32409To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me.
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