"Maia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmeɪ.ə/, /ˈmaɪ.ə/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Μαῖα}} Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maia
  1. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities Translations (daughter of Atlas): Μαῖα (Maîa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), مَايَا (māyā) [feminine] (Arabic), Ма́я (Mája) [feminine] (Belarusian), Ма́я (Mája) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 邁亞 (Chinese Mandarin), 迈亚 (Màiyà) (Chinese Mandarin), 𐌌𐌀𐌄 class animate (mae) (alt: ?) (Etruscan), Maïa [feminine] (French), Μαία (Maía) [feminine] (Greek), מאיה [feminine] (Hebrew), Maia (Hungarian), Maia [feminine] (Italian), マイア (Maia) (Japanese), 마이아 (Maia) (Korean), مایا (mâyâ) (Persian), Maia [feminine] (Portuguese), Ма́йя (Májja) [feminine] (Russian), Ма́йя (Májja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Maia-en-name-MvAkPjk6 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'daughter of Atlas': 69 5 13 7 6
  2. (Roman mythology) The goddess of growth after whom the month May (Latin maius) was named. Tags: Roman Categories (topical): Roman deities
    Sense id: en-Maia-en-name-iAe1RMjL Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  3. A female given name from Latin of recent usage. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Languages
    Sense id: en-Maia-en-name-Dv-~VV9d Disambiguation of Languages: 11 4 49 6 6 24
  4. (astronomy) A star in the constellation Taurus. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades cluster. Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (a star): Waitī (Maori), Ма́йя (Májja) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Maia-en-name-hfs-LP29 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 13 19 27 20 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'a star': 0 0 0 80 20
  5. (astronomy) 66 Maja, a main belt asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (Asteroid): Ма́йя (Májja) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Maia-en-name-BMfxCP73 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'Asteroid': 15 5 8 17 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maia
  1. A language spoken in the Madang province of Papua New Guinea. Categories (topical): Asteroids Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Maia terms
    Sense id: en-Maia-en-name-BCTFgzjU Disambiguation of Asteroids: 14 4 10 15 21 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 11 16 11 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mâyâ",
      "sense": "daughter of Atlas",
      "word": "مایا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "daughter of Atlas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Maia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Májja",
      "sense": "daughter of Atlas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ма́йя"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Májja",
      "sense": "daughter of Atlas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ма́йя"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a star",
      "word": "Waitī"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Májja",
      "sense": "a star",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ма́йя"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Májja",
      "sense": "Asteroid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ма́йя"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Maia"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "en:Asteroids",
    "en:Languages"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Maia",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Wiktionary’s coverage of Maia terms"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A language spoken in the Madang province of Papua New Guinea."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Maia"
}

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