मया

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• mayā (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• মযা (Bengali script)
• මයා (Sinhalese script)
• မယာ or မယႃ (Burmese script)
• มยา or มะยา (Thai script)
• ᨾᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຍາ or ມະຍາ or ມະຢາ (Lao script)
• មយា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄠𑄂 (Chakma script)

Pronoun

मया (mayā)

1. Devanagari script form of mayā, which is instrumental/ablative singular of अहं (ahaṃ, “me”)

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.jɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.jɑː/

Etymology 1

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Noun

मया • (mayā) stem, f

1. medical treatment

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH, the instrumental singular of *aȷ́ʰám (“I”), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵH-om.

Pronoun

मया • (mayā)

1. instrumental singular of अस्मद् (asmad)