transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmī-ə ]
noun
( plural Maya or Mayas )
Etymology: Spanish
Date: 1825
1.
a. : a Mayan language of the ancient Maya peoples recorded in inscriptions
b. : Yucatec ; especially : the older form of that language known from documents of the Spanish period
2. : a member of a group of Indian peoples chiefly of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala whose languages are Mayan