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单词 jai
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Jaiint.

Brit. /dʒʌɪ/, U.S. /dʒaɪ/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit jaya, jay.
Etymology: < Sanskrit jaya (also with vernacular pronunciation jay) < an inflected form (either jayatu , 3rd singular imperative or jayati , 3rd singular indicative) of ji- to win, be victorious, to overcome (see Jain n.).
Indian English.
Used as an expression of praise or support, esp. in political slogans or at public events: ‘Victory!’, ‘Long live ——!’. Cf. Jai Hind int.
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1878 M. A. Sherring Hindoo Pilgrims 110Jai, jai, great Shiva, jai!’ Echo the mountains their triumphant cry.
1879 E. Arnold Light of Asia iii. 58 So passed they through the gates, a joyous crowd..All crying, ‘Jai! jai! for our noble Prince!’
1975 M. Das Crocodiles Lady vii. 83 My brothers and sisters! Jai to the great Lord Babuleshwar!
2017 Times of India (Nexis) 3 Jan. Every one chanted slogans in favour of the CM [i.e. Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav] such as: ‘No confusion No Mistake, Only Akhilesh Jai Akhilesh’.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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