Maitreya
/məˈtɹaɪ.ə/
Maitreya proper noun: a bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha.
Proper noun
Maitreya
- A bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha.
- A sage of ancient India.
Maitreya meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
Maitreya in Hindi
- bodhisattva
- मैत्रेय maitrey
Maitreya in Tamil
- bodhisattva
- மைத்திரேயர் maittirēyar
Maitreya in Marathi
- bodhisattva
- मैत्रेय maitrey
Maitreya in Telugu
- bodhisattva
- మైత్రేయుడు maitrēyuḍu
More languagesFewer languages
- Maitreya in Malayalam
- മൈത്രേയൻ maitrēyaṉ
- Maitreya in Punjabi
- ਮੈਤਰਿਆ maitriā
- Maitreya in Sanskrit
- मैत्रेय maitreya
- Maitreya in Sinhala
- මෛත්රී බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ maitrī budurajāṇan wahansē, මෛත්රී බුදුන් maitrī budun
- Maitreya in Thai
- พระศรีอริยเมตไตรย à-rí-yá-mêet-dtrai
- Maitreya in Vietnamese
- Di-lặc, Di Lặc Bồ Tát
- Maitreya in Myanmar
- မေတ္တေယျဘုရား metteyya.bhu.ra:, မေတ္တေယျ metteyya.
Origin of Maitreya
Transliteration of Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya, “friendly, benevolent”).
Words that rhyme with Maitreya
Questions about Maitreya
- What does Maitreya mean?
- Maitreya means a bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha.
- What is Maitreya in Hindi?
- Maitreya in Hindi is मैत्रेय (maitrey). See Maitreya meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Maitreya?
- Maitreya is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Maitreya?
- Maitreya is pronounced /məˈtɹaɪ.ə/.
Words near Maitreya in the dictionary
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