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je

ja

masc acc pl of ja (adj); nt acc pl of ja (adj); masc loc sg of ja (adj); nt loc sg of ja (adj); …

1. ja (adj): born (from); produced (by); made (of); caused (by)
2. ja (adj): living; growing (in)
3. ja (letter): (gram) letter j; 16th letter of the alphabet; palatal consonant
4. je (ind): disrespectful address to a woman
5. jeti (pr): wins; succeeds; triumphs (in)

Etymology. √jan + a; from √jan 'be born, produce'; Sanskrit ja [jan]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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