maya/ˈmaɪə/EtymologyBorrowed from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”) or Yucatec Maya maaya, a self-designation of the northern Maya for themselves, in the form maya’ found in compounds and phrases e.g. maya’ wíinik (“Maya man”).maya means magic; supernatural power as held by the gods. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 72 out of 100.nounMagic; supernatural power as held by the gods.The power by which the universe is made to appear; the illusion of the phenomenal world, as opposed to its true or spiritual reality.“Shankara prescribed meditative reflection, through which each individual could pierce the veil of maya and come to recognize the identity between his or her essence and the universal spirit.”A member or descendant of various peoples:; a flourishing Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala from the 3rd century to the 9th century.A member or descendant of various peoples:; various Mesoamerican peoples that continued in competing civilizations from the 10th century onward until conquered by SpainA member or descendant of various peoples:; various Mesoamerican peoples living in the Spanish Empire, and now parts of Mexico, Guatemala and HondurasA member or descendant of various peoples:; a variety of Mesoamerican peoples with farming from around 1000 BC onward, who developed a large civilization from the 3rd century onwardnameThe Yucatec Maya language.Any of the other various Mayan languages.; Quiché.Any of the other various Mayan languages.; Mam.Any of the other various Mayan languages.; Tzotzil.A female given name from Hebrew of modern usage.“When her little friends asked her what her name was, her father replied that it was Conchita - his diminutive for Maria de la Concepción. "Con-what?" they would ask again, aware, apparently, that con in French is a fool, an idiot. So her parents started calling her Maria, which from the little girl's lips soon began to sound like Maya. "Maya!" exclaimed her father. "It's perfect. It means the grea”In Sanskrit, illusion and the power that creates it; God's physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this").