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kriya.

handicraft, an artifact produced by a trade requiring skill of hand

5 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkrija/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkri.ja]Standard-Indonesian
  1. handicraft, an artifact produced by a trade requiring skill of hand

  2. craft, skill

  3. kriya: a technique or practice within a yoga discipline

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦏꦿꦶꦪ (kriya, “craft, craftsman”), from Old Javanese kriyā (“work”), from Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā). Semantic loan from Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā) for yoga sense.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.