noun
Meaning 1
The sacred name for the elephant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gaja
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/ˈɡɑː.d͡ʒə/
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rhymes with -ɑːdʒə
noun
Meaning 2
A chaturanga piece ancestral to the medieval fil and modern bishop; literally, “elephant”
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elephant, hastin
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A chaturanga piece ancestral to the medieval fil and modern bishop; literally, “elephant”
A fairy piece based on the gaja as used in chaturanga
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elephant, hastin
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit गज (gaja, “elephant; gaja”).