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pralaya

/ˈpɹʌləjə/

pralaya noun: destruction, apocalypse.

Noun

pralaya (countable and uncountable, plural pralayas)

  1. (Indian mythology) destruction, apocalypse
  2. (Hindu cosmology) A period of cosmic inactivity, lasting 4.32 billion years.

Forms of pralaya

pluralpralayas

Origin of pralaya

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).

Questions about pralaya

What does pralaya mean?
Pralaya means destruction, apocalypse.
What part of speech is pralaya?
Pralaya is a noun.
How do you pronounce pralaya?
Pralaya is pronounced /ˈpɹʌləjə/.
What is the plural of pralaya?
The plural of pralaya is pralayas.

Words near pralaya in the dictionary

  1. Prakritizing
  2. Prakrits
  3. prakrti
  4. Praks
  5. pralatrexate
  6. pralaya
  7. pralayas
  8. pralidoxime
  9. praline
  10. pralines
  11. Prall

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