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Gaya¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Korean 가야 (gaya).

proper noun Kaya

  1. historical A Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea, growing out of the Byeonhan confederacy of the Samhan period.
  2. The presumed language of the Gaya confederacy.

Gaya²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi गया (gayā), from Sanskrit गया (gayā).

proper noun

  1. A city and district of Bihar, India.

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"Gaya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gaya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Gaya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gaya

Chicago

"Gaya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gaya.

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@misc{gaya_2026,
  title = {Gaya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gaya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}