Mayan
[
mah
-y
uh
n]
/ˈmɑ yən/
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the
Maya
, their culture, or their languages.
noun
2.
a member of the Mayan tribe.
3.
a group of languages spoken by the
Mayas
in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, including Yucatec, Quiché, and Huastec.
Origin
1885-90;
May(a)
+
-an
Related forms
pseudo-Mayan,
adjective,
noun
Examples from the web for
Mayan
Cinnabar was often used in royal burial chambers during the peak of
Mayan
civilization.
British Dictionary definitions for
Mayan
Mayan
/
ˈmaɪən
/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Maya or any of their languages
noun
2.
a family of Central American Indian languages, including Maya, possibly a member of the Penutian phylum
3.
another name for a
Maya
2