pralaya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹʌləjə/

Noun

pralaya (plural pralayas)

1. (Indian mythology) destruction, apocalypse
2. (Hindu cosmology) a period of cosmic inactivity, lasting 4.32 billion years

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese or Old Javanese, from Sanskrit प्रलय (pralaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [praˈla.ja]
• Hyphenation: pra‧la‧ya

Noun

pralaya (first-person possessive pralayaku, second-person possessive pralayamu, third-person possessive pralayanya)

1. pralaya,
   1. destruction.
   2. apocalypse.

      Synonym: kiamat