Dictionary

maya

/ˈmaʝa/

adjective/ˈmaʝa/

Mayan (from Maya)

Originally from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”).

noun, masculine/feminine/ˈmaʝa/plural: mayas

Maya (person)

Originally from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”).

noun, masculine/ˈmaʝa/

Maya (language family); Yucatec Maya language.

Originally from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”).

noun, feminine/ˈmaʝa/plural: mayas

sparrow (especially the Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora)); chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)

Synonyms: gorrión

Borrowed from Tagalog maya.