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Telugu
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā́).
Pronunciation
Noun
మాయ • (māya) f (plural మాయలు)
- (philosophy) illusion, unreality of all worldly existence.
జగమే మాయ బ్రతుకే మాయ- jagamē māya bratukē māya
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- (anatomy) Placenta: A vascular organ in mammals, present only in the females during gestation. It supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste. It is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.
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