Definitions for baray
baray

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1. Baray

   A baray is an artificial body of water which is a common element of the architectural style of the Khmer Empire of Southeast Asia. The largest are the East Baray and West Baray in the Angkor area, each rectangular in shape, oriented east-west and measuring roughly five by one and a half miles. Historians are divided on the meaning and functions of barays. Some believe that they were primarily spiritual in purpose, symbolizing the Sea of Creation surrounding Mount Meru, font of the Hindu cosmos. Others have theorized that they held water for irrigation of fields. It is possible that the function was a combination of these explanations, or others. The building of barays might have originated from the tradition of building large reservoirs in Eastern India.

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1. BARAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Baray is ranked #41234 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Baray surname appeared 528 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Baray.
   
   87.5% or 462 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   11.3% or 60 total occurrences were White.

How to pronounce baray?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say baray in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of baray in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of baray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of baray in a Sentence

1. Roland Fletcher:

   Really what you need to do is look at water, because water is how Angkor worked, go somewhere like the West Baray, which is just staggering. Sixteen square kilometers of engineered water. The guides have almost nothing to say about it all.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baray
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html