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Mayan

 
Dictionary: Ma·yan   ('yən) pronunciation
n.
  1. A Maya.
  2. A linguistic stock of Central America that includes Quiché and Yucatec.
adj.
Of or relating to the Mayas, their culture, or the Mayan linguistic stock.


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WordNet: Mayan
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
  Synonym: Maya

Meaning #2: a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples
  Synonyms: Maya, Mayan language


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The adjective Mayan is sometimes used to refer to the indigenous peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America, their culture, language, and history. More formally, the use of "Mayan" is restricted to referring to an aspect of their languages; "Maya" is the adjectival form preferred when referring to non-linguistic aspects.

Mayan may also refer to:

  • Maya civilization - dealing with the historical pre-Columbian Maya civilization, culture, history and archaeology
  • Maya religion - the religious practices of the Maya civilization
  • Maya mythology - the myths and legends of the Maya civilization
  • Maya peoples - collective designation for the various indigenous peoples of the region, sharing cultural and linguistic heritage
  • Maya society - social constructs and practices of the Maya civilization
  • Mayan languages - a language family of related languages traditionally spoken by the Maya peoples
  • Yucatec Maya language - a specific Mayan language, often referred to simply as 'Mayan' (or Maya)
  • Maya script - the writing system in use by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization

Other meanings

  • Maayan - an Israeli poems and art magazine.
  • Mayan Records is also the name of a record company, which is an imprint of Sanctuary Records
  • Mayan (Iran) - a village near Tabriz, Iran
  • Mamuni Mayan - Dravidian culture hero
  • Mayan stage - a Cambrian Faunal stage that occurred during the end of the Middle Cambrian.
  • Mayans, a fictional biker gang in the TV series Sons of Anarchy

Translations: Mayan
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - maya(indianer)
adj. - maya-

Nederlands (Dutch)
Mayaan(s)

Français (French)
n. - Maya
adj. - maya

Deutsch (German)
n. - Maya
adj. - Maya-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Μάγια
adj. - των Μάγια

Italiano (Italian)
maia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Maia (m)
adj. - maia

Русский (Russian)
индеец майя, обширная группа родственных языков Центральной Америки и Мексики, майянский

Español (Spanish)
n. - maya
adj. - maya, de los Mayas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - maya
adj. - mayansk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
玛雅人, 玛雅语, 玛雅人的, 玛雅语的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 馬雅人, 馬雅語
adj. - 馬雅人的, 馬雅語的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마야 사람[말]
adj. - 마야 사람[말]의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マヤ語系言語, マヤ語系の種族, マヤ人, マヤ語
adj. - マヤ語系の, マヤ族の, マヤ語の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) من شعب أو حضارة المايا في أمريكا الجنوبيه (صفه) ما يخص شعب أو حضارة المايا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בן שבט המאיה באמריקה המרכזית, קבוצת שפות שדוברו ע"י בני המאיה‬
adj. - ‮של שבט המאיה באמריקה המרכזית‬


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