jaichand
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who opposes Hindutva and supports its enemies, a traitor, especially a race traitor.
Indian usage; Derogatory; Slang
Example Sentences
- "2021, Devdutt Patanaik, MumbaiMirrorhttps://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/someone-who-subscribed-to-a-larger-idea-one-that-went-beyond-the-self/articleshow/78467866.cms But in Hindutva mythology, Jaichand is the archetypal traitor because of whom Muslims are able to invade and conquer India, overpowering the valiant Rajputs."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi जयचन्द (jaycand) / जयचंद (jaycand), from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”) + चन्द्र (candra, “moon”); the Hindi variant of Sanskrit जयचन्द्र (jayacandra, “Jayachandra”), a Gahadavala king whose rule immediately preceded the Ghurid Muslim conquest of much of India, and who was the accused in the poem Prithviraj Raso of conspiring with the Ghurids against India in order to defeat his rival Prithviraj Chauhan.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: जय, जयचन्द्र
Usage
Inflected Forms
Jaichands (plural)
Jaychand (alternative)