Maya may refer to:

Ethnic groups

Maya peoples Maya () are an ethnolinguistic group of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. The ancient Maya civilization was formed by members of this group, and today's Maya are generally descended from people who lived w ...

, of southern Mexico and northern Central America **

Maya civilization The Maya civilization () was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script). The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writin ...

, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples **

Mayan languages The Mayan languages In linguistics, it is conventional to use ''Mayan'' when referring to the languages, or an aspect of a language. In other academic fields, ''Maya'' is the preferred usage, serving as both a singular and plural noun, and a ...

, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (East Africa), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia * Sibuyanon, a Visayan population sometimes "May-" native to Sibuyan Island in the Philippines

Religion and mythology

* Maya (religion), in Indian religions, relates to the illusion of reality * Maya (mother of the Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha * Mayasura or Maya, a Hindu demon * Maya religion, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America ** Maya mythology, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization

People

* Maya (given name), a feminine name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)

Places

* Maya (Aldan), a river in Yakutia and the north of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia * Maya (Uda), a river in Amur Oblast and central Khabarovsk Krai, Russia * Maya, Uganda, a town * Maya, Western Australia, a town * Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia * Maya Mountains, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize ** Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in Guatemala * Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan ** Maya Station, a railway station in Kobe, Japan * La Maya (mountain), an alp in Switzerland * Al Maya or Maya, a town in Libya

Military

* Japanese gunboat ''Maya'', a ''Maya''-class gunboat launched in 1886 * Japanese cruiser ''Maya'', a ''Takao''-class cruiser launched in 1930 * JS ''Maya'', a ''Maya''-class destroyer launched in 2018 * Japanese ship class ''Maya'', a list of ships * Aero L-29 Delfín, NATO reporting name Maya, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft * Battle of Maya, an 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces

Film and television

* ''Maya'' (1949 film), a French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard * ''Maya'' (1961 film), an Indian Hindi film starring Dev Anand, Mala Sinha and Lalita Pawar * ''Maya'' (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker * ''Maya'' (1999 film), an Indian trilingual film by Rama Narayanan * ''Maya'' (2001 film), an Indian Hindi film by Digvijay Singh * ''Maya'' (2015 Pakistani film), a horror film * ''Maya'' (2015 Tamil film), 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror film starring Nayanthara * ''Maya'' (2018 film), a French film * ''Maya'' (American TV series), an American television series and reboot of the 1966 film * ''Maya'' (2012 TV series), a 2012 Indian medical soap opera television series * ''Maya'' (2018 TV series), 2018 Indian Tamil television series * '' Maya the Honey Bee'', a Japanese anime television series * ''Maya the Bee'' (TV series), a French-German animated comedy television series * ''Maya the Bee'' (film), a German-Australian animated comedy adventure film * '' Maya the Bee: The Honey Games'', an Australian–German animated comedy adventure film * '' Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb'', a German animated comedy adventure film * '' Maya & Miguel'', 2004 animated TV series * '' Maya 3D'', a 2016 Sri Lankan horror film * "Maya" (''Echo''), an episode of ''Echo'' * Maya TV, a television channel in Honduras

Literature

* ''Maya'' (Surendran novel), a novel by K. Surendran * ''Maya'' (Campbell novel), a 2010 novel by Alastair Campbell * ''Maya'', a 1999 book by Jostein Gaarder * ''

Maya the Bee Maya the Bee () is the main character in ''The Adventures of Maya the Bee'', a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first Ameri ...

'', a 1912 children's book by Waldemar Bonsels

Music

* ''Maya'' (Banco de Gaia album) (1994) * ''Maya'' (Zubeen Garg album) (1994) * ''Maya'' (Bipul Chettri album) (2016) or its title song * ''Maya'' (Moheener Ghoraguli album) (1997) * ''Maya'' (M.I.A. album) (2010) * ''Maya'' (John Frusciante album) (2020) * "Maya", a 1968 song by the Incredible String Band from '' Wee Tam and the Big Huge''

Other uses

* Maya language (disambiguation) *

Maya (bird) The term maya refers to a folk taxonomy often used in the Philippines to refer to a variety of small, commonly observed passerine birds, including a number of Old World sparrow, sparrows, finches and munias. This group includes ''Lonchura atricap ...

, a folk taxon for several bird species in the Philippines *

Maya (mobile payments) Maya (formerly known as PayMaya), is a Philippines, Filipino financial services and mobile payment, digital payments company based in Metro Manila, Philippines. History The company was launched in December 2000 as Smart Money powered by Smart e ...

, a financial services and digital payments company based in the Philippines * Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics * C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador *

Mayapada Group The Mayapada Group is an Indonesian-based conglomerate founded by Dato Sri Tahir in 1986. Tahir started this with a garment and textile manufacturing business, and four years later, he founded Bank Mayapada . The garment business no longer exis ...

, an Indonesian-based conglomerate * Washburn Maya Signature Series, a series of six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars * Most Advanced Yet Acceptable, a product design principle associated with Form follows function