As a Hindi name
याज · noun · masculine
अन्न । अनाज · पका हुआ चावल (को॰) · यज्ञ करानेवाला (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
boiled rice or any food
Verified derivationMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "yāja" is derived from "yāj" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
yāj m. (√ 1. yaj; nom. yāṭ) a sacrificer, BhP. (cf. hayamedha-yāj).
yāja m. a sacrificer (in ati-yāja), RV.
yāja m. a sacrifice (cf. upāṃśu-, ṛtu-y˚ &c.)
Dictionary citations
yāja m. a sacrificer (in ati-yāja), RV.
yāja m. a sacrifice (cf. upāṃśu-, ṛtu-y˚ &c.)
boiled rice or any food, L.
N. of a Brahmarṣi, MBh.
yāja m. (-jaḥ) Boiled rice, or generally, food. E. yaja to present, aff. ghañ
yāj m. (√ 1. yaj; nom. yāṭ) a sacrificer, BhP. (cf. hayamedha-yāj).
Alternative readings
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