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Jaya

Jaya proper noun: a female given name from Sanskrit.

Proper noun

Jaya

  1. (India) A female given name from Sanskrit.
  2. One of the demigod gatekeepers (the other being Vijaya) of the abode of Vishnu.
  3. The twenty-seventh year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar.

Origin of Jaya

Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, literally “victory”).

Phrases with Jaya

Questions about Jaya

What does Jaya mean?
Jaya means a female given name from Sanskrit.
What part of speech is Jaya?
Jaya is a proper noun.

Words near Jaya in the dictionary

  1. jay thrush
  2. jay thrushes
  3. jay-driver
  4. jay-walker
  5. jay-walkers
  6. Jaya
  7. Jayanne
  8. Jayant
  9. Jayanta
  10. Jayantha
  11. Jayanti

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