Oriya
/ɔˈrijə/
Oriya proper noun: odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.
Proper noun
Oriya
- Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.
- This Gitagovinda pattern of the entire medieval Oriya literature, the number of translations this book has had in Oriya, the deep influence it has exercised on the art and society of Orissa and the fact that all the events that mattered in the poet Jayadeva’s life happened at Puri, as well as the...1960, Mayadhar Mansinha, History of Oriya Literature, Sahitya Akademi, page 84
- Orissa achieved excellence in the spheres of painting, sculpture, art, architecture and literature. Along with Oriya language and Oriya script, a distinct Oriya culture came into prominence.2008, Orissa: An Encyclopaedia of Events, 2 edition, Sankalpa Publications, page 13
Noun
Oriya (plural Oriyas)
- An inhabitant of Odisha.
- Full of human kindness and sick to his soul with the atrocities the Marathas were committing on the innocent masses of Orissa, he was, under the guise of doing his pfficial duties, secretly helping the Oriyas.1960, Mayadhar Mansinha, History of Oriya Literature, Sahitya Akademi, page 208
- Thus the Oriyas, as a distinct society has been able to exist in spite of all dangers to its existence.1964, Nabin Kumar Sahu, Utkal University History Of Orissa, volume 1, The Utkal University, page 4
Oriya meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
Oriya in Hindi
- language
- उड़िया uṛiyā, ओड़िया oṛiyā
- a person from odisha
- उड़िया uṛiyā
Oriya in Tamil
- language
- ஒடியா oṭiyā, ஒரியா oriyā
Oriya in Bengali
- language
- ওড়িয়া ōṛiẏa
Oriya in Telugu
- language
- ఒరియా oriyā
More languagesFewer languages
- Oriya in Kannada
- ಒರಿಯ
- Oriya in Odia
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ oṛiā
- Oriya in Sanskrit
- ओडिया oḍiyā
- Oriya in Indonesian
- bahasa Oriya
Forms of Oriya
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Odia |
| alternative form (dated) | Oorya |
| alternative form (dated) | Ooriya |
| Noun | |
| plural | Oriyas |
Origin of Oriya
Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oṛiā). Which in turn is derived from Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 (ŏḍḍia), from Sanskrit औड्रिक (auḍrika, “relating to the Odras”), an adjective suffixed from the vriddhi of ओड्र (oḍra, “Odra”).
Questions about Oriya
- What does Oriya mean?
- Oriya means odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.
- What is Oriya in Hindi?
- Oriya in Hindi is उड़िया (uṛiyā), ओड़िया (oṛiyā). See Oriya meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Oriya?
- Oriya can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Oriya?
- Oriya is pronounced /ɔˈrijə/ (US).
Words near Oriya in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Oriya (page history and authors); Oriya (Kannada 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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