"maya" meaning in Malay

See maya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmaja/, [ˈma.ja] Forms: ماي [Jawi], lebih maya [comparative], paling maya [superlative]
Rhymes: -aja Etymology: Borrowed from Pali maya, from Sanskrit माया (māyā). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|pi|maya}} Borrowed from Pali maya, {{der|ms|sa|माया}} Sanskrit माया (māyā) Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=ماي}} maya (Jawi spelling ماي, comparative lebih maya, superlative paling maya)
  1. illusionary
    Sense id: en-maya-ms-adj-ugTNyuL0 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. virtual
    Sense id: en-maya-ms-adj-4u~dfbkk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wargamaya (english: netizen)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "netizen",
      "translation": "netizen",
      "word": "wargamaya"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "maya"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "pi",
        "3": "maya"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Pali maya",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "माया"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit माया (māyā)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Pali maya, from Sanskrit माया (māyā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ماي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lebih maya",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling maya",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ماي"
      },
      "expansion": "maya (Jawi spelling ماي, comparative lebih maya, superlative paling maya)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma",
        "ya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illusionary"
      ],
      "id": "en-maya-ms-adj-ugTNyuL0",
      "links": [
        [
          "illusionary",
          "illusionary"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "virtual"
      ],
      "id": "en-maya-ms-adj-4u~dfbkk",
      "links": [
        [
          "virtual",
          "virtual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈma.ja]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maya"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay 2-syllable words",
    "Malay adjectives",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay terms borrowed from Pali",
    "Malay terms derived from Pali",
    "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 20 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/aja",
    "Rhymes:Malay/aja/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "netizen",
      "translation": "netizen",
      "word": "wargamaya"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "maya"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "pi",
        "3": "maya"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Pali maya",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "माया"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit माया (māyā)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Pali maya, from Sanskrit माया (māyā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ماي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lebih maya",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling maya",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ماي"
      },
      "expansion": "maya (Jawi spelling ماي, comparative lebih maya, superlative paling maya)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma",
        "ya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "illusionary"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "illusionary",
          "illusionary"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "virtual"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "virtual",
          "virtual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈma.ja]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maya"
}

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