maia

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈma.jə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈma.ja] === Adjective === maia m or f (masculine and feminine plural maies) Mayan (of or relating to the Maya people of Central America) === Noun === maia m or f by sense (plural maies) Mayan (a Mayan person) === Noun === maia m (uncountable) Maya (a Mayan language) === Further reading === “maia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “maia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “maia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === maya (obsolete) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ajɐ Homophone: Maia Hyphenation: mai‧a === Etymology 1 === From maio. ==== Noun ==== maia f (plural maias) (botany) Portuguese yellow broom (Cytisus striatus) Synonym: giesta === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish maya. ==== Noun ==== maia m or f by sense (plural maias) Maya (member of the Maya people) ==== Noun ==== maia m (uncountable) Yucatec Maya (a language spoken by the Maya people) Synonym: iucateque ==== Adjective ==== maia m or f (plural maias) Mayan (of or relating to the Maya) === Further reading === “maia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “maia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مایه (maya), from Persian مایه (mâye). === Noun === maia f (plural maiele) leaven Synonyms: covoseală, plămadă, plămădeală yeast (for making bread or wine) Synonym: drojdie ==== Declension ==== === See also === ferment