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play meaning in Odia

ଖେଳିବା kheḷibā

/pleɪ̯/ [pɫ̥eɪ̯ ~ pʰɫeɪ̯]

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play in Odia: ଖେଳିବା (kheḷibā). In English, play means to act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

Odia words for play

to play; sport
ଖେଳିବା kheḷibā

English meaning of play

  1. verb To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
  2. verb To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
  3. verb To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
  4. verb Specifying a particular sporting role or position.

Full definition of play

play in a sentence

  • The children played in the park.
  • 2003, Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont et al. (eds.), Joining Society: Social Interaction and Learning in Adolescence and Youth, Cambridge Univ. Press, p.52:
  • Don't play with your food!

Synonyms of play

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Questions about play in Odia

What is the meaning of play in Odia?
Play in Odia is ଖେଳିବା (kheḷibā).
play ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Play: ଖେଳିବା (kheḷibā).
What does play mean in English?
Play means to act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

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Odia words from Wiktionary's Odia entries whose English meaning is “play”: ଖେଳିବା. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: play (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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