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māyā

māya

masc nom pl of māya (adj); fem nom sg of māya (adj); fem nom pl of māya (adj); nt nom pl of māya (adj); …

1. māya (adj): deceitful; dishonest
2. māyā (fem): fraud; deceit; hypocrisy; lit. illusion
3. māyā (fem): magic; illusion; conjurer's trick
4. māyā (fem): magic; sorcery; spell
5. māyā (fem): name of the Buddha's mother; lit. illusion

Etymology. māyā + a; Sanskrit māya

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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