set hive.fetch.task.conversion=more; DESCRIBE FUNCTION map; DESCRIBE FUNCTION EXTENDED map; EXPLAIN SELECT map(), map(1, "a", 2, "b", 3, "c"), map(1, 2, "a", "b"), map(1, "a", 2, "b", 3, "c")[2], map(1, 2, "a", "b")["a"], map(1, array("a"))[1][0] FROM src tablesample (1 rows); SELECT map(), map(1, "a", 2, "b", 3, "c"), map(1, 2, "a", "b"), map(1, "a", 2, "b", 3, "c")[2], map(1, 2, "a", "b")["a"], map(1, array("a"))[1][0] FROM src tablesample (1 rows);