Associations to the word «Oriya»

Wiktionary

ORIYA, proper noun. (historical) Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.
ORIYA, noun. An inhabitant of Odisha.

Dictionary definition

ORIYA, noun. A member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas.
ORIYA, noun. A Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats