Desia

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noun

An Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states of India, considered to be a dialect of Odia.

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Meanings

nounDesia (uncountable)

alternative Desiya

  1. uncountableAn Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states of India, considered to be a dialect of Odia.

Origin

  1. dsoଦେଶିଆ
  2. orଦେଶିଆ
  3. EnglishDesia

Either from Odia ଦେଶିଆ (deśiā) or from Desiya ଦେଶିଆ (deśia).

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