maia

See also: Maia, maïa, maiʻa, and Maïa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.jə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈma.ja]

Adjective

maia m or f (masculine and feminine plural maies)

1. Mayan (of or relating to the Maya people of Central America)

Noun

maia m or f by sense (plural maies)

1. Mayan (a Mayan person)

Noun

maia m (uncountable)

1. Maya (a Mayan language)

Further reading

• “maia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “maia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “maia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• maya (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.ɐ/ [ˈmaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.ɐ/ [ˈmaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.a/ [ˈmaɪ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -ajɐ
• Homophone: Maia
• Hyphenation: mai‧a

• Audio (Portugal)

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Etymology 1

From maio.

Noun

maia f (plural maias)

1. (botany) Portuguese yellow broom (Cytisus striatus)

   Synonym: giesta

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish maya.

Noun

maia m or f by sense (plural maias)

1. Maya (member of the Maya people)

Noun

maia m (uncountable)

1. Yucatec Maya (a language spoken by the Maya people)

   Synonym: iucateque

Adjective

maia m or f (plural maias)

1. Mayan (of or relating to the Maya)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مایه (maya), from Persian مایه (mâye).

Noun

maia f (plural maiele)

1. leaven

   Synonyms: covoseală, plămadă, plămădeală

2. yeast (for making bread or wine)

   Synonym: drojdie

Declension

Declension of maia

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) maia	maiaua	(niște) maiele	maielele
genitive/dative	(unei) maiele	maielei	(unor) maiele	maielelor
vocative	maia		maielelor

See also

• ferment