English → Nepali · noun
Love in Nepali
माया
māyā
Love and affection in the broad sense — for a partner, a child, a friend, a place.
Other ways to say it
| Nepali | Romanized | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| प्रेम | prem | Romantic love specifically. More formal and more literary. |
| मायाँ गर्नु | māyā garnu | The verb form: to love, to care for. |
Example sentences
- म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु।ma timīlāī māyā garchu.I love you.
- आमाको माया अतुलनीय हुन्छ।āmāko māyā atulanīya huncha.A mother's love is beyond comparison.
- उहाँले सबैलाई माया गर्नुहुन्छ।uhā̃le sabailāī māyā garnuhuncha.She cares for everyone.
Usage note
माया is much wider than the English word love. It also carries the sense of kindness or pity, so माया लाग्यो can mean "I felt sorry for them".
Related words
Frequently asked questions
How do you say love in Nepali?
Love in Nepali is माया, romanized as māyā. Love and affection in the broad sense — for a partner, a child, a friend, a place.
How is माया pronounced?
It is pronounced roughly as māyā. A macron marks a long vowel and a tilde marks nasalisation.
How do I type माया?
Use the Nepali typing tool — type the romanized spelling and the Devanagari appears as you go.
Write it yourself
To type माया without a Nepali keyboard, open the the Nepali typing tool and enter māyā. If you met this word inside an old document that displays as Latin gibberish, run it through the convert Preeti to Unicode first — and Preeti vs Unicode explained explains why that happens.
The letters in माया are covered in the Nepali alphabet explained, and you can search for a word in either script.