майа

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Kamassian

Noun

майа (maja)

  1. Alternative form of мәйа (məja)

Declension

Declension of майа
singular plural
nominative майа (maja) майайәʼ (majajəʔ) майазаӈ (majazaŋ)
genitive майан (majan) майайән (majajən) майазан (majazan)
accusative майам (majam) майайәм (majajəm) майазаӈәм (majazaŋəm)
allative майанә (majanə) майайәнә (majajənə) майазаӈдә (majazaŋdə)
locative майагән (majagən) майайәгән (majajəgən) майазаӈгән (majazaŋgən)
ablative майагәʼ (majagəʔ) майайәгәʼ (majajəgəʔ) майазаӈгәʼ (majazaŋgəʔ)
instrumental майазьәʼ (majaźəʔ) майайәзьәʼ (majajəźəʔ) майазаӈзьәʼ (majazaŋźəʔ)
Possessive forms of майа
First Second Third
singular майам (majam) майал (majal) майат (majat)
dual майабәй (majabəj) майаләй (majaləj) майадәй (majadəj)
plural майабаʼ (majabaʔ) майалаʼ (majalaʔ) майадаʼ (majadaʔ)

References

  • Donner, Kai R. (1944) “mai̯a”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura

Karaim

Etymology

Derived from Persian مایه (maya).

Noun

майа (maya)

  1. yeast, leaven.

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “майа”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN