laya

English

Noun

laya (uncountable)

  1. (music) tempo in Indian music.

See also

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʔja/

Noun

lâya

  1. ginger

See also

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈlajaʔ/, [ˈl̪a.jʌʔ]

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

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

laya

  1. ginger

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ (cognate to Malay layar), from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ. Doublet of laya.

Noun

laya

References
  • Gatty, Ronald (2009), “laya”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 137

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْآيَة‎ (al-ʾāya).

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

Iban

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [la.jaʔ]

Noun

laya

  1. fight

Derived terms
  • belaya

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧ya
  • IPA(key): /laˈja/, [lɐˈja]

Noun

layá

  1. ginger

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

laya

  1. ginger

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia. Compare Tagalog luya.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈlajə/, [ˈläː.jə]

Noun

láya

  1. ginger

Derived terms

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

laya

  1. ginger

Synonyms

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

layá

  1. ginger

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.

Noun

laya

  1. ginger

Miskito

Noun

laya

  1. liquid

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लय (laya).

Noun

laya m

  1. brief measure of time

Declension
Declension table of "laya" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)layolayā
Accusative (second)layaṃlaye
Instrumental (third)layenalayehi or layebhi
Dative (fourth)layassa or layāya or layatthaṃlayānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)layasmā or layamhā or layālayehi or layebhi
Genitive (sixth)layassalayānaṃ
Locative (seventh)layasmiṃ or layamhi or layelayesu
Vocative (calling)layalayā

References

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

Spanish

Noun

laya f (plural layas)

  1. type; kettle of fish

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈlajaʔ/, [ˈla.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

Adjective

layâ

  1. free; emancipated
    Synonyms: libre, malaya
  2. pampered; given too much freedom
    Synonym: layaw
Derived terms

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

Noun

laya

  1. cast net

See also
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