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Jai

जय

Jai is a boy's name of Hindi origin meaning victory, triumph.

Meaning from en.wiktionary.org.

Below: how Jai is written across 10 Indian scripts, its Chaldean numerology reading, the birth star traditionally linked to its first sound, and the short forms families actually use.

boy Hindi 1 syllables Root 3 · Jupiter

Jai in 10 Indian scripts

Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.

Hindi
जय
Marathi
जय
Bengali
জয
Tamil
ஜய
Telugu
జయ
Gujarati
જય
Kannada
ಜಯ
Malayalam
ജയ
Punjabi
ਜਯ
Odia
ଜଯ

Chaldean numerology

The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.

Compound number
3
Compound 3 — reduce to root 3
Root number
3
Ruling planet: ♃ Jupiter
EducationPublishingWisdom-focused brandsReligious products

Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 3.

Rashi & Nakshatra

By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.

Nakshatra
Uttara Ashadha
Pada 3
Rashi (moon sign)
Makara (Capricorn)
From the first sound of Jai

Traditionally this table runs the other way: a pandit reads the baby's birth star from the janam kundli and gives you a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart, not the name, is the authority. We show the reverse lookup for reference.

Everyday use

Short forms
—
Name is already short and sweet — no obvious short forms
Pronunciation
Easy
1 syllables · Easy for non-Indian speakers

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