Laya

Japanese: laya
Laya

...The original meaning is "palm" or "clap," so it probably means "hand clapping." A tala is made up of the number of mātrā (North India) or aksharakāla (South India), which are units of beat, and is performed according to three types of tempo (called laya in North India and kāla in South India). In modern art music, 35 types of talas are determined in South India, and a dozen or so are used in North India. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "laya" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…原義は〈掌〉〈拍手〉で,〈手拍子〉ということであろう。拍の一単位であるマートラーmātrā(北インド)またはアクシャラカーラaksharakāla(南インド)の数によってターラは構成され,さらに3種のテンポ(北インドではラヤlaya,南インドではカーラkālaという)に従って演奏される。現代の芸術音楽では,南インドでは35種のターラが決められており,北インドでは十数種のターラが用いられる。…

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