kriya
noun
kriya is spelled K-R-I-Y-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kriya means “A technique or practice within a yoga discipline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kriya is kriyas.
How many letters and syllables are in kriya?
| Letters | 5: K-R-I-Y-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kriya?
Kriya appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of kriya
- kriyas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kriya mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A technique or practice within a yoga discipline.
- 2
An outward physical manifestation of awakened kundalini, such as spontaneous body movement.
noun
- 1
doing, performing
- 2
religious action (i.e. worship)
- 3
Kriyā, (personified as a daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma; or as a daughter of Kardama and wife of Kratu)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kriya come from?
From Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).