different between olmec vs maya

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???? (m?y?).

Noun

maya (uncountable)

1. (Hindu mythology) Magic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
2. (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.
   • 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin 2017, p. 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.

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

Etymology 1

From Persian ????? (mâye).

Noun

maya (definite accusative mayan?, plural mayalar)

1. capital (money and wealth)

   Synonyms: s?rmay?, kapital

2. leaven, ferment, barm
3. fetus

   Synonyms: döl, rü?eym

4. source, origin, basis

   Synonyms: ?sas, ?sil, kök

Etymology 2

Noun

maya (definite accusative mayan?, plural mayalar)

1. female camel

Declension

Balinese

Romanization

maya

1. Romanization of ???
2. Romanization of ????

Bikol Central

Noun

maya

1. sparrow

Cebuano

Pronunciation 1

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /?maja/
• 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
4. (slang) a bisexual

Adjective

maya

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

Pronunciation 2

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ma?ja?/
• Rhymes: -a?
• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?i?j?/, [?m?i?j(?)?]
• Homophones: maija, Maija
• Syllabification: ma?ya

Noun

maya

1. Maya, Mayan (person)

Declension

Synonyms

• mayaintiaani

Derived terms

• mayaintiaani
• mayakieli
• mayakulttuuri

French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ja

Adjective

maya (plural mayas)

1. Mayan (relating to the Mayans)
2. 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 (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Hausa

Noun

m??y? m (possessed form m??yan)

1. weevil

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay maya, from Pali maya, from Sanskrit ???? (m?y?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ja/
• Hyphenation: ma?ya

Adjective

maya

1. simulated
2. unreal
3. virtual

Derived terms

• kemayaan
• memayakan

Further reading

• “maya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Anagrams

• ayam

Malay

Etymology

From Pali maya, from Sanskrit ???? (m?y?).

Adjective

maya (Jawi spelling ????, plural maya-maya)

1. illusionary
2. virtual

Derived terms

• wargamaya

Further reading

• “maya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

maya

1. sparrow

Portuguese

Noun

maya m, f (plural mayas)

1. Obsolete spelling of maia

Adjective

maya m or f (plural mayas, not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of maia

Spanish

Etymology 1

Originally from Yucatec Maya [Term?].

Adjective

maya (plural mayas)

1. Mayan (from Maya)

Noun

maya m or f (plural mayas)

1. Mayan (person)
2. Mayan (language)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the verb mayar (“to miaow”).

Verb

maya

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of mayar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mayar.

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

maya (n class, plural maya)

1. anger

   Synonym: chuki

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?maja/, [?maj?]
• Hyphenation: ma?ya

Noun

maya (Baybayin spelling ??)

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????? (maya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m?j?]
• Hyphenation: ma?ya

Noun

maya (definite accusative mayay?, 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

Adjective

maya

1. nature