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ма́йя

fairly common #4197
nounmasculineinanimateuncountablefake feminine
  • 1.

    Maya, Mayas

    Дре́вние ма́йя стро́или огро́мные пирами́ды.

    The ancient Maya built huge pyramids.

    Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America, creators of one of the oldest American civilizations; usually plural

  • 2.

    (raremaya (light cotton fabric)textiles

    Ле́тнее пла́тье сши́то из ма́йи.

    The summer dress is made of maya cotton.

Usage info

Please note that the 'Maya (people)' is a non-declinable loan word. That's why the gender is determined by the base word (in this case наро́д). Therefore майя is masculine according to the above definition! Sandy

Examples

Declension

This noun is not delinable, always ма́йя.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

ма́йя

ма́йя

Gen.Genitive

ма́йя

ма́йя

Dat.Dative

ма́йя

ма́йя

Acc.Accusative

ма́йя

ма́йя

Inst.Instrumental

ма́йя

ма́йя

Prep.Prepositional

ма́йя

ма́йя

Word familyма́йяPRO

  • ма́йяMaya; maya (light cotton fabric)
    nounmasculine

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Sandy edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • Sandy edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • Sandy edited usage info 3 years ago.