Maiya
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Maiya is a reverential term used in parts of India to address or invoke a mother goddess figure, particularly in Hindu devotional contexts.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific title
ⓘ
religious address form ⓘ reverential term ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
devotional intimacy
ⓘ
divine motherhood ⓘ maternal affection ⓘ |
| connotation |
closeness to deity
ⓘ
respect ⓘ tenderness ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | more formal titles like Mataji ⓘ |
| culturalRole | expression of filial relationship with goddess ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo |
Maa
ⓘ
Mata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grammaticalCategory | noun ⓘ |
| invokesDeityType |
Devi
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ⓘ
Shakti NERFINISHED ⓘ mother goddess form of Durga ⓘ mother goddess form of Kali ⓘ |
| languageFormOf |
Awadhi
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ⓘ
Bhojpuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Indian Hindu devotional vocabulary ⓘ |
| refersTo | mother goddess ⓘ |
| register | informal devotional speech ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semanticRole | vocative address ⓘ |
| typicalAddressee |
Durga as mother
GENERATED
ⓘ
Kali as mother GENERATED ⓘ generic mother goddess figure GENERATED ⓘ local village goddess GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Hindu devotees ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity |
rural Hindu communities
ⓘ
urban Hindu communities ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
bhajans
ⓘ
devotional songs ⓘ folk devotional traditions ⓘ prayers ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Central India
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ⓘ
North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRitualType |
Navratri worship
ⓘ
household puja ⓘ temple darshan ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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