Pali aja (14)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word aja denotes “a he-goat and a ram.” It is linguistically related to Sanskrit aja and Latin drive. It traces its origin to the Tamil root ukai through the transformation of ukai > akai > ajá > aja. The following words, related to Pali aja, also originate from Tamil ukai.
aja-eḷaka, “goats and sheep.” aja-pada, “goat-footed.” aja-pāla, “goatherd.” aja-pālikā, “a woman goatherd.” aja-lakkhaṇa, “goat-sign.” aja-laṇḍikā, “goats’ dung.” aja-vata, “goats’ habit, a practice of certain ascetics.” aja-pada, “refers to a stick cloven like a goat’s hoof.” ajaka, “a goat.” pāceti2, “to drive, urge on.” pājana, “a goat.” pājāpeti, “to cause to drive or go on.” pājeti, “to drive; to throw (the dice).”