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jāyikā

fem nom sg of jāyikā (noun); fem nom pl of jāyikā (noun); fem acc pl of jāyikā (noun); fem instr sg of jāyikā (noun); …

  1. wife; lit. who gives birth

Etymology. √jan > jā + yā + ikā; from √jan 'be born, produce'; Sanskrit jāyā [jan]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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