Main Entry: Ma·ya

Pronunciation: \ˈmī-ə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Maya or Mayas

Etymology: Spanish

Date: 1825

1 a : a Mayan language of the ancient Maya peoples recorded in inscriptions b : yucatec; especially : the older form of that language known from documents of the Spanish period
2 : a member of a group of Indian peoples chiefly of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala whose languages are Mayan