অকায়

Bengali

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit अकाय (akāya). Structurally, from Tatpuruṣa compound of অ- (o-) +‎ কায়া (kaẏa), or, by Bengali prefixation of অ- (o-) +‎ কায় (kaẏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.kae̯/

Adjective

অকায় • (okaẏ) (comparative আরও অকায়, superlative সবচেয়ে অকায়)

1. (literal) having no কায়া (kaẏa, “body”)
2. incorporeal, having no physical form
3. ill-fated, eclipsed

Noun

অকায় • (okaẏ)

1. the Supreme Being, the God
2. (Hinduism) Kamadeva, who was incinerated by the “third eye” (tritiya netra) of Shiva, thus losing his body
3. (Hinduism) Rahu, a planet of Vedic Astronomical navagrahas, who is believed to have no body but only head

Synonyms

• কায়াহীন (kaẏahin)
• দেহহীন (dehohin)