Maya

/ˈmaɪə/ noun

Definition

an ancient Mesoamerican civilization known for advanced mathematics, astronomy, and writing; also a feminine name

Etymology

from Classical Maya, possibly meaning 'water' or from Sanskrit 'maya' (illusion)

Kelly Says

The Maya were basically ancient rocket scientists - they calculated the length of a year more accurately than Europeans and predicted eclipses centuries in advance!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማያ
ARالعربية
مايا
BNবাংলা
মায়া
CACatalà
maya
CSČeština
maja
DADansk
maya
DEDeutsch
Maya
ELΕλληνικά
Μάγια
ESEspañol
maya
FAفارسی
مایا
FISuomi
maya
FRFrançais
maya
GUGU
માયા
HAHA
maya
HEעברית
מאיה
HIहिन्दी
माया
HUMagyar
maja
IDBahasa Indonesia
maya
IGIG
maya
ITItaliano
maya
JA日本語
マヤ
KKKK
майя
KMKM
មាយ៉ា
KO한국어
마야
MRMR
माया
MSBahasa Melayu
maya
MYမြန်မာ
မယ
NLNederlands
maya
NONorsk
maya
PAPA
ਮਾਇਆ
PLPolski
maja
PTPortuguês
maya
RORomână
maya
RUРусский
майя
SVSvenska
maja
SWKiswahili
maya
TAதமிழ்
மாயா
TEతెలుగు
మాయ
THไทย
มายา
TLTL
maya
TRTürkçe
maya
UKУкраїнська
майя
URاردو
مایا
VITiếng Việt
maya
YOYO
maya
ZH中文
玛雅
ZUZU
maya

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