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Kriya.

doing, performing

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. doing, performing

  2. religious action (i.e. worship)

  3. Kriyā, (personified as a daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma; or as a daughter of Kardama and wife of Kratu)

    Hinduism
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā)

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