maya

/ˈmaɪ.ə/

nounma · ya

Think: “MY-a” sounds like Maya—start with MY (mai) and end with a.

Yes, it's maya. Remember it has only four letters: m-a-y-a (no extra letters).

Definitions

  1. nounA member of an Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America, or the language they speak (Maya).
  2. nounA common given name (Maya).

Examples

  • “Maya studied the Maya calendar in social studies.”
  • “My friend Maya brought a book about Maya history to class.”
  • “We listened to a short recording in the Maya language.”

Synonyms

Mayan personMaya peopleMaya languagegiven nameproper noun

Translations

ES mayaPT maiaFR maya

Common misspellings

myamayaahmayahmaiyamayyameyaMayamaya

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