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eyas

/ˈaɪəs/

eyas noun: a young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.

Noun

eyas (plural eyases or eyasses)

  1. A young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.
    Synonyms:
    eyasmusket
  2. (figuratively) Something diminutive and immature or untrained.
    • Are we to suppose the following lines of Plautus to have been delivered by an "eyas?"1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 234

eyas meaning in Tamil

eyas in Tamil

பருந்தின் இளங்குஞ்சு

Synonyms of eyas

Forms of eyas

pluraleyases
pluraleyasses
alternative formeyass

Origin of eyas

Rebracketing of a nyas as an eyas.

Words that rhyme with eyas

Questions about eyas

What does eyas mean?
Eyas means a young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.
What is eyas in Tamil?
Eyas in Tamil is பருந்தின் இளங்குஞ்சு. See Eyas meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eyas?
Eyas is a noun.
How do you pronounce eyas?
Eyas is pronounced /ˈaɪəs/.
What is the plural of eyas?
The plural of eyas is eyases.

Words near eyas in the dictionary

  1. Eyak
  2. Eyaks
  3. eyalet
  4. eyalets
  5. Eyam
  6. eyas
  7. eyases
  8. eyasmusket
  9. eyasmuskets
  10. eyass
  11. eyasses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eyas (page history and authors); eyas (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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