Jai Hind

interjection

"Victory to India", a patriotic slogan raised to salute or celebrate India.

OriginHindi जय हिंद →
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Meanings

interjection
  1. Indiagovernment"Victory to India", a patriotic slogan raised to salute or celebrate India.

Origin

  1. Hindiजय हिंद
  2. EnglishJai Hind

Borrowed from Hindi जय हिंद (jay hind), from जय (jay, “hail to, victory”) and हिंद (hind, “India”). Coined by Subhas Chandra Bose, an Indian freedom activist.

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