"diya" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiːə/, /ˈdiːjə/ Forms: diyas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi दिया (diyā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|दिया}} Hindi दिया (diyā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} diya (plural diyas)
  1. (India) A small bowl-shaped oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oil, often used on religious occasions. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-diya-en-noun-fF9xa2NO Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} diya (uncountable)
  1. (Islam) Alternative form of diyya Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: diyya Categories (topical): Islam
    Sense id: en-diya-en-noun-gnXTYb-7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 11 10 7 13 58 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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