लीला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लीला (līlā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /liː.lɑː/, [liː.läː]

Noun

लीला • (līlā) f

1. (Hinduism) the ways or acts of God in the mortal realm

   भगवान की लीला ― bhagvān kī līlā ― the acts of God

2. play, playing, amusement

   Synonyms: खेल (khel), क्रीड़ा (krīṛā)

Declension

Declension of लीला (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लीला līlā	लीलाएँ līlāẽ
oblique	लीला līlā	लीलाओं līlāõ
vocative	लीला līlā	लीलाओ līlāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लीला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press