English Explanatory Dictionary

Mayan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America or South-eastern Mexico.
noun
  1. A Maya person.
name
  1. The language of the Maya people.
  2. An age from 502 to 501 ± 2.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Mayan.wav /ˈmɑːjən/ /ˈmɛːjən/

Word forms

Mayan Mayans

Etymology

From Maya + -an.

Derived words

Mayanness
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