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Odia¹

  • /əʊˈdijə/ US
  • /əʊˈdiə/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oṛiā), in turn derived from Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 (ŏḍḍia), from Sanskrit औड्रिक (auḍrika, “relating to the Odras”), an adjective suffixed from the vriddhi of ओड्र (oḍra, “Odra”).

proper noun

  1. The official language of the state of Odisha, India. The Culture department has decided to dedicate the theme pavilion of the Cuttack’s historic maritime festival to classical Odia language this year.

    Similar: Oriya, Oorya

noun Odias

  1. An inhabitant of Odisha.

ODIA²

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Office of the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

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"Odia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/odia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Odia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/odia

Chicago

"Odia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/odia.

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@misc{odia_2026,
  title = {Odia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}