𑀚𑀬

Prakrit

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit जय (jaya). Compare Pali jaya.

Noun

𑀚𑀬 (jaya)

  1. victory

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit यत (yatá, “held, restrained”).

Adjective

𑀚𑀬 (jaya) (Devanagari जय, Kannada ಜಯ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

  1. restrained

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yatá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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