摩耶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
摩	耶
ま Grade: S (ateji)	や Jinmeiyō (ateji)
goon

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 摩耶 (MC ma yae), from Sanskrit माया (māyā́).

Proper noun

摩(ま)耶(や) • (Maya) 

1. (Buddhism) Maya (mother of Gautama Buddha)

   摩(ま)耶(や)夫(ぶ)人(にん) ― Maya Bunin ― Lady Maya

2. Maya (a mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan)

   摩(ま)耶(や)山(さん) ― Mayasan ― Mount Maya

3. a female given name