English Explanatory Dictionary

gaja

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sacred name for the elephant
  2. A chaturanga piece ancestral to the medieval fil and modern bishop; literally, “elephant”
  3. A fairy piece based on the gaja as used in chaturanga

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɑː.d͡ʒə/ En-us-gaja.oga

Word forms

gaja gajas

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit गज (gaja, “elephant; gaja”).

Synonyms

elephant hastin
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