gaja
English
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit गज (gaja, “elephant; gaja”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑː.d͡ʒə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːdʒə
Noun
gaja (plural gajas)
- (Hinduism) The sacred name for the elephant
- (chaturanga) A chaturanga piece ancestral to the medieval fil and modern bishop; literally, “elephant”
- (chess) A fairy piece based on the gaja as used in chaturanga
- Synonyms: elephant, hastin
Anagrams
Coastal Kadazan
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay gajah, from Sanskrit गज (gaja, “elephant”).
Noun
gaja
Esperanto
Etymology
From English gay, French gai, Italian gaio. Doublet of geja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aja
- Hyphenation: ga‧ja
Adjective
gaja (accusative singular gajan, plural gajaj, accusative plural gajajn)
Derived terms
- gajega (“jolly; jovial”)
Descendants
- Ido: gaya
Kimaragang
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay gajah, from Sanskrit गज (gaja, “elephant”).
Noun
gaja
Ledo Kaili
Etymology
From Malay gajah, ultimately from Sanskrit गज (gaja).
Noun
gaja
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गज (gaja, “elephant”).
Noun
gaja
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- agaja
- agaja-gajahan
- agajah
- gagajah
- gajah-gajahan
- ginajah
- pagajah
- pagajahan
- paṅgaja
- paṅgajah
Descendants
Further reading
- "gaja" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गज (gaja). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀕𑀚 (gaja), 𑀕𑀬 (gaya).
Noun
gaja m
Declension
Declension table of "gaja" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | gajo | gajā |
| Accusative (second) | gajaṃ | gaje |
| Instrumental (third) | gajena | gajehi or gajebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | gajassa or gajāya or gajatthaṃ | gajānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | gajasmā or gajamhā or gajā | gajehi or gajebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | gajassa | gajānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | gajasmiṃ or gajamhi or gaje | gajesu |
| Vocative (calling) | gaja | gajā |
Descendants
- Khmer: គជ (kĕəʼcĕəʼ)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gaja”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 240
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 211
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ʒɐ/
Noun
gaja f (plural gajas)
- female equivalent of gajo
- (informal, sometimes derogatory, chiefly Portugal) chick, bird, broad, bitch (a woman)
- 2015, dB + PZ, “Tu és a minha gaja”:
- Tu és a minha gaja
És a minha gaja
Sem nenhuma sombra de dúvida que haja- You're my chick
You're my chick
Without any shadow of a doubt there is
- You're my chick
Derived terms
- gajedo
Soninke
Verb
gaja
- to fight
Related terms
gajanŋaana (warrior)