Gaja (a
Sanskrit word for
elephant) is one of the significant animals finding references in
Hindu scriptures and
Buddhist and
Jain texts. In general, a gaja personifies a number of positive attributes including abundance, fertility and richness; boldness and strength; and wisdom and royalty. In European Portuguese it means "physical attractive female", its origin in the Portuguese language can be related to a personification of fertility as mencionated.
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