"मया" meaning in Sanskrit

See मया in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɐ́.jɑː/ [Vedic], /mɐ.jɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: mayā [romanization]
Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=f}} मया • (mayā) stem, f
  1. medical treatment
    Sense id: en-मया-sa-noun-MUKLQcUo Categories (other): Sanskrit entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /mɐ́.jɑː/ [Vedic], /mɐ.jɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: mayā [romanization]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH Sanskrit मया (mayā) From Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH, the instrumental singular of *aȷ́ʰám (“I”), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵH-om. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|inh|iir-pro>*máyaH>1sg|id=1sg|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH Sanskrit मया (mayā), {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*máyaH}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH, {{der|sa|ine-pro|*éǵh₂|*éǵH-om}} Proto-Indo-European *éǵH-om Head templates: {{head|sa|pronoun form}} मया • (mayā)
  1. instrumental singular of अहम् (aham) Tags: form-of, instrumental, singular Form of: अहम् (extra: aham)
    Sense id: en-मया-sa-pron-kHASQtLs Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with etymology trees, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with etymology trees: 37 63 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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