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Oriya

US/ɔˈrijə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas

2.

a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya people and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa

Origin

Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oṛiā). Which in turn is derived from Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 (ŏḍḍia), from Sanskrit औड्रिक (auḍrika, “relating to the Odras”), an adjective suffixed from the vriddhi of ओड्र (oḍra, “Odra”).

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