Jaya

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, literally victory).

Proper noun

Jaya

  1. (India) A female given name from Sanskrit.
  2. (mythology) 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.

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