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# An [[Indian]] [[oil]] [[lamp]], usually made from [[clay]], with a [[cotton]] [[wick]] dipped in [[ghee]] or [[vegetable oil]].
# {{lb|en|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. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2023|author=Radhika Iyengar|title=Fire on the Ganges|publisher=Fourth Estate|page=285
|passage=She is given an aarti plate with a lit '''diya''' on it.}}


===Further reading===
===Further reading===

Revision as of 04:48, 6 March 2024

See also: dǐyā and dīyā

English

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दिया (diyā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːə/, /ˈdiːjə/

Noun

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

Anagrams

Alangan

Noun

diya

  1. earth; soil

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin dies.

Noun

diya

  1. day

Bambara

Adjective

diya

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

Verb

diya

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

Derived terms

References

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

diya

  1. tortoise (land-dwelling reptile)

Higaonon

Adverb

diya

  1. there

Ladino

Alternative forms

Noun

diya m (Latin spelling)

  1. day

Maaka

Etymology

A loanword from Kanuri [Term?].

Particle

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

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