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* MAYA, the acronym of the [[Muslim Arab Youth Association]], an American Muslim organization |
* MAYA, the acronym of the [[Muslim Arab Youth Association]], an American Muslim organization |
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* MAYA, the acronym for "Most Advanced Yet Acceptable", a product design principle associated with [[Form follows function#Product design|Form follows function]] |
* MAYA, the acronym for "Most Advanced Yet Acceptable", a product design principle associated with [[Form follows function#Product design|Form follows function]] |
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* maya means love in Nepali language |
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==See also== |
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* [[Mayan (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Mayan (disambiguation)]] |
Revision as of 11:43, 23 May 2011
Maya may refer to:
Peoples, languages, numerical systems
- The Maya peoples, peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America
- Maya civilization, their historical civilization
- Mayan languages, the family of languages spoken by the Maya
- Yucatec Maya language, a specific Mayan language frequently referred to simply as Maya
- Maya numerals, the numeral system used by the Maya civilization
- Maya calendar, the system of calendars and almanacs used in the Maya civilization
- Maya script, the writing system of the Maya civilization
- Maya society, social constructs and practices of the Maya
- Badimaya language, an Aboriginal language of Australia, also known as "Parti-Maya"
- Maya language (Brazil), an unclassified language that may be related to the Panoan languages
- Ma'ya language, an Austronesian language of West Papua
Religion and mythology
- Maya religion, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America
- Maya mythology, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization
- Maya (illusion), in Hinduism and Sikhism, the principal concept which manifests, perpetuates and governs the illusion and dream of duality in the phenomenal Universe
- Mayasura, a Hindu demon often known by the name Maya
- Maya (mother of Buddha), the mother of the historical Buddha
- Mahamaya-tantra, "Great Maya tantra", a Vajrayana Buddhist Tantra & meditational deity
Historical persons or events
- See Maya (given name) for persons with this name.
- Battle of Maya, a 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces
- Maya (Egyptian) (13th century BC), the treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt
- Maya (Korean singer) (b. 1979), K-Pop singer
Geographical locations
- Maya, Western Australia, a location in Western Australia
- Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in northern Guatemala
- Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia
- Maya Mountains, a range in Guatemala and Belize
- Maya River, a river in the region of Sakha, Russia
- Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan
- Yogmaya Temple in New Delhi, India
Technology
- Japanese cruiser Maya of the Imperial Japanese Navy
- Japanese gunboat Maya, the lead ship of the Maya-class gunboats of the early Imperial Japanese Navy
- Maya, the NATO reporting name for Aero L-29 Delfín, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
- Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics
- Washburn Maya Signature Series, six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars
Culture and art
Fictional characters
- Maya, the original name given to Aelita (Code Lyoko) in the TV show Code Lyoko
- Maya, the Indian DC Comics super-heroine. See Maya (comics)
- Maya, the alter ego of Marvel Comics superhero Paragon. See Paragon (comics)
- Maya, a character in Battlestar Galactica. See List of minor characters in Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
- Maya (Space: 1999), an alien character on the television series Space: 1999
- Maya the Magnificent, the title elephant of the 1966 film and 1967 Maya (TV series) scripted by Jalal Din
- Maya Amano, a player character from videogame Persona 2
- Maya the Bee, a character in a German and Czech children's book and television series
- Maya Chinn, a character from the American daytime soap opera Passions. See Minor Passions characters
- Maya Do'Urden, a sister of Drizzt Do'Urden in Forgotten Realms. See House Do'Urden
- Maya Fey, a character from the Ace Attorney videogame series. See List of characters in the Ace Attorney series
- Maya Gallo, a character in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me
- Maya Herrera, a character in the NBC drama series, Heroes
- Maya of Mirinoi, the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. See Galaxy Power Rangers.
- Maya Santos, a character from the children's animated series Maya & Miguel
Art, film, literature, music
- Maya, a 1999 book by Jostein Gaarder
- Maya, a song by the Incredible String Band from the 1968 album Wee Tam and the Big Huge
- Maya (Banco de Gaia album), 1994 release by Banco de Gaia
- MAYA (M.I.A. album), or /\/\/\Y/\, the 2010 album by M.I.A.
- Maya (film), a 2001 film by Digvijay Singh
- Maya (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker
- Maya (TV series), a US television adventure series that ran from 1967 to 1968 and was a follow-up to the 1966 film
- The Maya Calendar and the European Agenda, a documentary film about Prodesis by Mirrormundo
- Maya TV, television channel in Honduras
- Maya Lokam, 1945 Telugu film.
- Māya Love, a 1974 song by George Harrison from his album Dark Horse
- Maya Memsaab, a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Ketan Mehta
- Maya with Doll, a 1938 painting by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya
- Tamperer featuring Maya, a British pop group
Other
- C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador
- Maya, the name for a number of different birds in various Philippine languages, including:
- MAYA, the acronym of the Muslim Arab Youth Association, an American Muslim organization
- MAYA, the acronym for "Most Advanced Yet Acceptable", a product design principle associated with Form follows function
- maya means love in Nepali language