pralaya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹʌləjə/

Noun

pralaya (plural pralayas)

  1. (Indian mythology) destruction, apocalypse
  2. (Hindu cosmology) a period of cosmic inactivity, lasting 4.32 billion years
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