adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Maya person.
2. 2
   a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas wordnet
3. 3
   a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America or South-eastern Mexico. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A Mayan language.

Synonyms

All synonyms

languagemayamayamayan languagewriting system

Example

More examples

"Mayan pyramids and large temples were built elegantly using stone tools."

Etymology

From Maya + -an.

Related phrases

central america

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.