Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 摩
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耶
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ま Grade: S (ateji)
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や Jinmeiyō (ateji)
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| goon
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese 摩耶 (MC ma yae), from Sanskrit माया (māyā́).
Proper noun
摩耶 • (Maya)
- (Buddhism) Maya (mother of Gautama Buddha)
- 摩耶夫人 ― Maya Bunin ― Lady Maya
- Maya (a mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan)
- 摩耶山 ― Mayasan ― Mount Maya
- a female given name