Jaichand

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Jaichand

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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.

noun Jaichands · Jaychand

India, derogatory, slang One who opposes Hindutva and supports its enemies, a traitor, especially a race traitor. 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 conqu
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@misc{jaichand_2026,
  title = {Jaichand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jaichand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}