māyā

See also: maya, Maya, mayá, and maþa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀫𑀸𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • माया (Devanagari script)
  • মাযা (Bengali script)
  • මායා (Sinhalese script)
  • မာယာ or မႃယႃ (Burmese script)
  • มายา (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩣᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມາຍາ or ມາຢາ (Lao script)
  • មាយា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄂𑄠𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Noun

māyā f

  1. fraud
  2. deceit
  3. magic
  4. jugglery
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