Definitions for Mayan

Mayan Ma·yan

Spelling: [mah-yuh n]
IPA: /ˈmɑ yən/

Mayan is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in Mayan (aamny).

Definitions for Mayan

noun

  1. a member of the Mayan tribe.
  2. a group of languages spoken by the Mayas in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, including Yucatec, Quiché, and Huastec.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Maya, their culture, or their languages.

Origin of Mayan

First recorded in 1885-90; May(a) + -an

Examples for Mayan

The ruins of Mayan civilization, excavated once, were buried anew.

While chipping away plaster from his kitchen wall, the Guatemalan man unearthed a series of centuries-old Mayan murals.

By Mr. Holder's method we could demonstrate that we're Mayan—if that should be a source of pride to us.

Paradise Island is now home to Vegas-style casino resorts and the Aquaventure Waterpark, with its mammoth Mayan Temple waterslide.

One depicts a procession of figures wearing both Mayan and Spanish garb, some holding what appear to be human hearts.

He says that he has demonstrated that most of the symbols are Mayan.

Little the Yucatecans recked of ruined temples and Mayan problems.

Mr. Holder says that he recognized familiar Mayan symbols in the inscription.

Los Angeles was wonderfully exotic; a polyglot mix of Aztec, Incan, Mayan and New World scents and sounds.

One of the largest sites of pre-Columbian Mayan ruins, Tikal was once one of the most important cities in the Mayan world.

Word Value for Mayan
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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