य The twenty-six consonant of the Nāgari alphabet, or semi-vowel Y; in Bengal, it is usually pronounced J.
य mfn. (
-यः-या-यं) Who goes, a goer, a mover.
m. (
-यः)
1. Air, wind.
2. Union, Joining.
3. Fame, celebrity.
4. Barley.
5. Light, lustre. 6. Abandoning.
7. YAMA.
f. (
-या)
1. Pudendum mulibre.
2. Going, proceeding.
3. A car, a carriage.
4. Prohibiting, restraining, check- ing.
5. Religious meditation.
6. Getting, obtaining.
E. यज् to wor- ship, or
यम् to check, &c., aff.
ड; or
या-ड .य(ज)मदग्रि m. (
-ग्निः)
य(ज)मदग्रि 1. The saint JAMADAGNI, the father of the first RĀMA.