မာယာ

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /màjà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: maya • ALA-LC: māyā • BGN/PCGN: maya • Okell: maya

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali māyā.

Noun

မာယာ • (maya)

  1. wile, guile, artifice
  2. pretense, deceit, illusion

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pali Māyā.

Proper noun

မာယာ • (maya)

  1. (Buddhism) (မယ်တော်~) Maya, the mother of Gautama Buddha

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