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