lila
lila noun: the play of god’s spirit manifested in the universe; divine play, creative spiritual energy.
Noun
lila (uncountable)
- The play of god’s spirit manifested in the universe; divine play, creative spiritual energy.
- His face shone with joy when he read good books, thought new thoughts, heard news about the country's welfare, or when God's lila filled his mind.2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 11
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Lila
Lila
- A female given name from Arabic.
- Your name is flowery too. I used to say Mamita would have called you Lady Viola; but violet colors and lilac colors are cousins, and they both suit your complexion and your name, Mamita Lila.1867, Lydia Maria Francis Child, A Romance of the Republic, Ticknor and Fields, published 1867, page 149
- “I been thinking about ‘Lila.’ I had a sister Lila. Give her a pretty name, maybe she could turn out pretty.”2014, Marilynne Robinson, Lila, Hachette UK, →ISBN
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Lila
Lila
- A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
lila meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Malayalam
lila in Hindi
- लिला
lila in Marathi
- लिला
lila in Bengali
- লিলা
lila in Malayalam
- ലില, ലില്ല
More languagesFewer languages
- lila in Kannada
- ಲಿಲಾ
- lila in Gujarati
- લિલા
- lila in Odia
- ଲିଲା
- lila in Nepali
- लिला
Forms of lila
| alternative form | Leela |
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Origin of lila
Transliteration of Sanskrit लीला (līlā).
Variant of Leila or Lilah, depending on pronunciation; also associated with Spanish lila (“lilac”).
From Sanskrit लीला (līlā, “play, charm”).
Questions about lila
- What does lila mean?
- Lila means the play of god’s spirit manifested in the universe; divine play, creative spiritual energy.
- What is lila in Hindi?
- Lila in Hindi is लिला. See Lila meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lila?
- Lila can be a noun or a proper noun.
Words near lila in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lila (page history and authors); Lila (page history and authors); lila (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lila (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lila (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lila (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lila (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lila (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lila (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lila (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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