born or brought forth earlier than another or others; exceeding another in age; senior; older.

of higher rank or standing or longer in service; senior.

= ಜ್ಯಾಯ - 1.

one's eldest son.

name of the third month in Hindu calendar.

that which is of superior quality.

a elderly woman.

a woman of virtue.

(myth.) the Goddess of bad-luck, poverty, etc.

a red super giant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius; Antares.