Gaya

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proper noun

A Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea, growing out of the Byeonhan confederacy of the Samhan period.

OriginKorean 가야 →
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Meanings

Gaya1

proper noun

alternative Kaya

  1. historicalA Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea, growing out of the Byeonhan confederacy of the Samhan period.
  2. The presumed language of the Gaya confederacy.

Gaya2

proper noun
  1. A city and district of Bihar, India.

Origin

Gaya · proper noun

  1. Korean가야
  2. EnglishGaya

Borrowed from Korean 가야 (gaya).

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Gaya · proper noun

  1. Sanskritगया
  2. Hindiगया
  3. EnglishGaya

Borrowed from Hindi गया (gayā), from Sanskrit गया (gayā).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Agya
Cite this entry
APA

Gaya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaya

MLA

“Gaya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaya. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gaya,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaya.

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