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# An [[Indian]] [[oil]] [[lamp]], usually made from [[clay]], with a [[cotton]] [[wick]] dipped in [[ghee]] or [[vegetable oil]].
# An [[Indian]] [[oil]] [[lamp]], usually made from [[clay]], with a [[cotton]] [[wick]] dipped in [[ghee]] or [[vegetable oil]].

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* {{anagrams|en|Dayi}}


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See also: dǐyā and dīyā

English

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Noun

diya (plural diyas)

  1. An Indian oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oil.

Anagrams


Bau Bidayuh

Noun

diya

  1. tortoise (land-dwelling reptile)

Ladino

Alternative forms

Noun

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  1. day

Maaka

Etymology

A loanword from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Kanuri.

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)