Mayan

Ma·yan  (mäyn)

n.

1. A Maya.

2. A linguistic stock of Central America that includes Quiché and Yucatec.

adj.

Of or relating to the Mayas, their culture, or the Mayan linguistic stock.

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Mayan [ˈmaɪən]

adj

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Maya or any of their languages

n

1. (Linguistics / Languages) a family of Central American Indian languages, including Maya, possibly a member of the Penutian phylum

2. (Social Science / Peoples) another name for a Maya²

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Mayan - a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar" Maya federation of tribes, tribe - a federation (as of American Indians) American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived Cakchiquel - a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala Kekchi - a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala Mam - a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala Quiche - a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala Yucatec, Yucateco - a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico
	2.	Mayan - a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya Mayan language, Maya American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians Kekchi - a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi Mam - a Mayan language spoken by the Mam Yucatec, Yucateco - a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec Quiche - the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche Cakchiquel - the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel

Translations

Mayan

adj → Maya-; Mayan ruins → Mayaruinen pl

n

→ Maya mf

(Ling) → Maya (→ sprache f) nt