1. the womb SN.iii.240.
2. the embryo Ja.iv.38.
3. the placenta Ja.ii.38.

• -ja born from a womb, viviparous MN.i.73; DN.iii.230; Ja.ii.53 = Ja.v.85.

Sk. jarāyu, slough & placenta, to; jar see jarati, originally that which decays (= decidua); cp. Gr. γ ̈ηρας slough. As to meanings cp. gabbha