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kriya

kriya noun: a technique or practice within a yoga discipline.

Noun (1)

kriya (plural kriyas)

  1. (yoga) A technique or practice within a yoga discipline.
  2. (yoga) An outward physical manifestation of awakened kundalini, such as spontaneous body movement.

Noun (2) capitalized: Kriya

Kriya (plural Kriyas)

  1. doing, performing
  2. religious action (i.e. worship)
  3. (Hinduism) Kriyā, (personified as a daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma; or as a daughter of Kardama and wife of Kratu)

Forms of kriya

pluralkriyas
pluralKriyas

Origin of kriya

From Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā).

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā)

Questions about kriya

What does kriya mean?
Kriya means a technique or practice within a yoga discipline.
What part of speech is kriya?
Kriya is a noun.
What is the plural of kriya?
The plural of kriya is kriyas.

Words near kriya in the dictionary

  1. Kritzes
  2. Kriva Palanka
  3. Krivinchuk
  4. Krivine
  5. Krivoy Rog
  6. kriya
  7. kriyas
  8. Kriz
  9. Krizan
  10. Krizans
  11. Krizelman

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