অকায়
Bengali
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit अकाय (akāya). Structurally, from Tatpuruṣa compound of অ- (ô-) + কায়া (kaya), or, by Bengali prefixation of অ- (ô-) + কায় (kay).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.kaʲ/
Adjective
অকায় • (ôkay)
- (literally) having no কায়া (kaya, “body”)
- incorporeal, having no physical form
- ill-fated, eclipsed
Noun
অকায় • (ôkay)
- the Supreme Being, the God
- (Hinduism) Kamadeva, who was incinerated by the “third eye” (tritiya netra) of Shiva, thus losing his body
- (Hinduism) Rahu, a planet of Vedic Astronomical navagrahas, who is believed to have no body but only head
Synonyms
- কায়াহীন (kayahīn)
- দেহহীন (dehôhīn)