laya

English

Noun

laya (uncountable)

1. (music) tempo in Indian music.

See also

• tala
• matra

Anagrams

• Yala, alay

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Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ya
• IPA^(key): /laʔˈja/ [l̪aʔˈja]

Noun

làya

1. ginger

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈlajaʔ/ [ˈl̪a.jɐʔ]

Verb

laya

1. to wither

Adjective

laya

1. withered

Noun

laya

1. a type of cast net
2. a withered plant, or its parts

Anagrams

• laay

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Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

laya

1. ginger

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Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْآيَة (al-ʔāya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /láː.jàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [láː.jàː]

Noun

lāyā̀ f (plural lāyū, possessed form lāyàr̃)

1. a charm or talisman made of verses from the Qur'an

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

layá

1. ginger

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Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

laya

1. ginger

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Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

laya

1. ginger

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Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

laya

1. ginger

Synonyms

• agat

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Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

layá

1. ginger

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Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

laya

1. ginger

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Miskito

Noun

laya

1. liquid

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Pali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लय (laya).

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀮𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• लय (Devanagari script)
• লয (Bengali script)
• ලය (Sinhalese script)
• လယ (Burmese script)
• ลย or ละยะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ລຍ or ລະຍະ or ລະຢະ (Lao script)
• លយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

laya m

1. brief measure of time

Declension

Declension table of "laya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	layo	layā
Accusative (second)	layaṃ	laye
Instrumental (third)	layena	layehi or layebhi
Dative (fourth)	layassa or layāya or layatthaṃ	layānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	layasmā or layamhā or layā	layehi or layebhi
Genitive (sixth)	layassa	layānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	layasmiṃ or layamhi or laye	layesu
Vocative (calling)	laya	layā

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 219.

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Spanish

Noun

laya f (plural layas)

1. type; kettle of fish

Further reading

• “laya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From layaw (“satisfaction of one's needs and desires”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈlajaʔ/, [ˈlaː.jɐʔ] (noun)
• IPA^(key): /laˈjaʔ/, [lɐˈjaʔ] (adjective)

Noun

layà

1. freedom; liberty

   Synonyms: kalayaan, pagsasarili

2. ease of movement or performance; facility

   Synonyms: luwag, kaluwagan

3. (colloquial) right; privilege

   Synonym: karapatan

Derived terms

• ibong malaya
• ikalaya
• ilaya
• kalayaan
• lumaya
• magpalaya
• malaya
• malayang loob
• nakalalaya
• pagkakapalaya
• pagkamalaya
• pagkapalaya
• paglaya
• pagpapalaya
• palayain

 

Adjective

layâ

1. free; emancipated

   Synonyms: libre, malaya

2. pampered; given too much freedom

   Synonym: layaw

Derived terms

• kalayaan
• pagkalaya

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaja/, [ˈlaː.jɐ]

Noun

laya

1. cast net

See also

• lambat
• dala