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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: vj #132712 09/07/2004 1:39 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Yes, vijaya is Sanskrit for 'victory' or 'contest for victory'; it's from vi 'apart' (possibley from dvi-) + verbal root ji (jayati 'to win, conquor, defeat') < PIE *gwey@- 'to overcome, overpower; force, sway', cf. Greek bia 'power, force', Old English cwìesan 'to bruise, smash', also English quench (with nasal infix). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Golf's big cats sjmaxq 09/06/2004 11:17 PM Re: Golf's big cats Jackie 09/07/2004 1:25 AM Re: Golf's big cats sjmaxq 09/07/2004 1:41 AM Re: Golf's big cats Jackie 09/07/2004 1:59 AM Re: vj jheem 09/07/2004 1:39 AM Re: Golf's big cats TEd Remington 09/07/2004 11:11 AM Re: the wizard... Buffalo Shrdlu 09/07/2004 11:22 AM Re: the wizard... belMarduk 09/07/2004 2:30 PM Re: the wizard... sjmaxq 09/07/2004 9:24 PM Re: the wizard... AnnaStrophic 09/07/2004 9:48 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,284 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 6 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,139 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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