మాయ

See also: మోయు, మయం, మాయం, మూయు, and మేయం

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā́).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -య

Noun

మాయ • (māya) f (plural మాయలు)

1. (philosophy) illusion, unreality of all worldly existence.

   జగమే మాయ బ్రతుకే మాయ

   jagamē māya bratukē māya

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (anatomy) Placenta: A vascular organ in mammals, present only in the females during gestation. It supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste. It is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.

Derived terms

• అమాయకుడు (amāyakuḍu)
• అమాయకురాలు (amāyakurālu)
• మాయగాడు (māyagāḍu)
• మాయాదేవి (māyādēvi)
• మాయానగరము (māyānagaramu)
• మాయావాదము (māyāvādamu)
• మాయావి (māyāvi)

 

References

• "మాయ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 976