rya
See also: RYA
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Old_Finnish_rug.JPG.webp)
Hand-made Finnish rya rug, 1936
Etymology
From Swedish rya (“thick cloth”).
Noun
rya (plural ryas)
- A Scandinavian knotted-pile woollen rug, used as bed-cover and tapestry.
- 2008, Kirsti Salo-Mattila, Chapter 12: Transformations in the Art of Rya Making, Terttu Tuomi-Gröhn (editor), Reinventing Art of Everyday Making, Peter Lang, page 217,
- People were proud of art ryas designed by textile artists and woven by professionals, and they themselves wove copies of published traditional compositions, or executed new craft ryas that were designed for the purpose by textile artists.
- 2008, Kirsti Salo-Mattila, Chapter 12: Transformations in the Art of Rya Making, Terttu Tuomi-Gröhn (editor), Reinventing Art of Everyday Making, Peter Lang, page 217,
Translations
Anagrams
- -ary, Ary, Ayr, Ray, ary, ayr, ra'y, ray, yar, γ ray, γ-ray
Japanese
Romanization
rya
- Rōmaji transcription of りゃ
- Rōmaji transcription of リャ
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.
Verb
-ryá (infinitive kuryá, perfective -rîye)
- to eat
Derived terms
- icyokurya (Rwanda) / icokurya (Rundi)
Swedish
Noun
rya c
- rya
Declension
Declension of rya | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rya | ryan | ryor | ryorna |
Genitive | ryas | ryans | ryors | ryornas |
Derived terms
- ryamatta
Descendants
- → English: rya
- → Finnish: ryijy
Further reading
- rya in Svensk ordbok.