diya

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See also: dǐyā and dīyā

English[edit]

A small bowl with a lighted wick in it
A diya burning

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Hindi दिया (diyā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːə/, /ˈdiːjə/

Noun[edit]

diya (plural diyas)

  1. (India) A small bowl-shaped oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oil, often used on religious occasions. [from 20th c.]
    • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 285:
      She is given an aarti plate with a lit diya on it.

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

diya (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) Alternative form of diyya

Anagrams[edit]

Alangan[edit]

Noun[edit]

diya

  1. earth; soil

Aragonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin dies.

Noun[edit]

diya

  1. day

Bambara[edit]

Adjective[edit]

diya

  1. pleasant, nice
    O bɛ diya n ye kosɛbɛ !
    that would be good!

Verb[edit]

diya

  1. (Transitive) to make pleasing
  2. to make succeed
    Ala ka sugu diya !
    may G*d give success to your market!

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Bau Bidayuh[edit]

Noun[edit]

diya

  1. tortoise (land-dwelling reptile)

Higaonon[edit]

Adverb[edit]

diya

  1. there

Ladino[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

diya m (Latin spelling)

  1. day

Maaka[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A loanword from Kanuri [Term?].

Particle[edit]

dìyà

  1. indicates that something is visible to both the speaker and the hearer
    zùlúm-tò-dìyà — her anus, which is visible to both of us
    • The Grammar of Knowledge: A Cross-Linguistic Typology (2014):
      ʔàa-kè-díɓɓò zùlúm-tò-dìyà tà-kwáadà-ntí-mìnê gè-ʔámmàà
      COND-2sg:MASC-crush:PERV anus-POSS:3sg:FEM-JOINT:VIS 3sg:FEM-throw:TR-ASSERT-OBJ:1pl LOC-water-DEF
      If you crush her anus [that we can both see] she will definitely throw us into the water.

References[edit]

  • The Grammar of Knowledge: A Cross-Linguistic Typology (2014)
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