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jai

jai

9.9
A loud cheer people use to show victory or praise, often in South Asia
  • noun
  • /dʒaɪ/
  • Indian
translation icon : jai
  • jai alai

Examples

  • I have to get the balance of jai yen/jai ron, and having some jai at all is really pretty important too.

    Blog text (23)

  • Top of his list and the attribute he considers most important in the ring is heart (or "jai" in Thai).

    Blog text (23)

  • We were getting into the jai alai racket with John Callahan and an individual named Brian Halloran.

    Black Mass (2015)

  • Others may choose to leave baseball for good (football, basketball, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, jai alai).

    Blog text (34)

  • After winning the championship, the crowd erupted in a loud jai to celebrate their team's victory.

  • As he crossed the finish line first, he raised his arms in victory and shouted jai with joy.

  • The players celebrated their success by chanting jai in unison, filling the air with excitement.

Synonyms

yay
vsjai
  • Informal
185 6.0

A short shout people make to show happiness or excitement

is used especially in South Asian contexts rather than generally
hooray
vsjai
  • Informal
43 1.4

A short shout to show excitement or happiness

is used especially in South Asian contexts rather than generally
woohoo
vsjai
  • Informal
5 7.4

A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy

is used especially in South Asian contexts rather than generally
hurray
vsjai
5 2.6

A shout people make when they are happy or excited

is used especially in South Asian contexts rather than generally
huzzah
vsjai
  • Archaic
3 9.9

A loud old-fashioned word people shout to show joy or approval

is used especially in South Asian contexts rather than generally
hoorah
vsjai
  • Informal
3 7.9

A short shout people say to show joy or approval

is used especially in South Asian contexts rather than generally
yahoo
vsjai
  • Informal
7.8

A loud shout of joy people make when they feel excited

is used especially in South Asian contexts rather than generally
hoojah
vsjai
  • Informal
9.9

A loud shout of joy people make together at events like games

is used especially in South Asian contexts rather than generally

Compounds

jai alai
2 9.9

A fast ball game from the Basque region played with a curved basket on the arm

Surface Forms

jai singular
jais plural

Etymology

Jai comes from the Sanskrit word jaya, which means 'victory'. It is used in Hindi and other South Asian languages as a loud shout of praise, so when people cry jai they are basically shouting 'victory' to celebrate a win.