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mayan

/ˈmaɪən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
mayan
IPA
/ˈmaɪən/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico.

noun

A Maya person.

name

The language of the Maya people.

name

An age from 502 to 501 ± 2.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Maya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mayan From Maya + -an.

Inflected Forms

Mayans (plural)

Derived Forms

Mayanness

Phrases

Mayan blue

Synonyms

maya mayan language

Rhymes With

ryan brian lion ion bryan lyon hawaiian zion orion hyun dion ghanaian

Questions

How do you pronounce mayan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪən/.
What does mayan mean?
Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico.
Where does mayan come from?
Etymology tree English Maya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mayan From Maya + -an.

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