"摩耶" meaning in Japanese

See 摩耶 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: 摩耶 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), Maya [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 摩耶 (MC ma yae), from Sanskrit माया (māyā́). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|摩耶|id=1,1}} 摩耶 (MC ma yae), {{bor|ja|sa|माया|tr=māyā́}} Sanskrit माया (māyā́) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|まや}} 摩(ま)耶(や) • (Maya)
  1. (Buddhism) Maya (mother of Gautama Buddha)
    Sense id: en-摩耶-ja-name-Udo0-6Lm Categories (other): Buddhism, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Individuals Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 60 26 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 24 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 52 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 52 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 25 9 Disambiguation of Individuals: 62 23 15 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. Maya (a mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Places in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, Places in Japan, Places in Kobe
  3. a female given name
    Sense id: en-摩耶-ja-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Japanese female given names, Japanese given names, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 31 22 47
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Download raw JSONL data for 摩耶 meaning in Japanese (2.7kB)

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