kaj

See also Kaj

English

Alternative forms

• kajk

Etymology

From Armenian քաջ (k’aǰ), քաջք (k’aǰk’).

Noun

kaj (plural kajs)

1. (Armenian mythology) spirits of storm and wind; can be both ugly and beautiful
   • 2006, The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 3, pt.1: Iran, Armenia and Georgia, p. 611

     There existed destructive female demons called parik, whose husbands were known as kaj.

See also

• kaji

Translations

spirit of Armenian mythology

• Armenian: քաջք (hy) (k’aǰk’) 
• Old Armenian: քաջ (kʿaǰ)

• Russian: кадж (ru) (kadž) m 

Anagrams

• Jak

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καί.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kaj]

Conjunction

kaj

1. and

   kaj ... kaj

   both ... and

Abbreviations

• &
• k
• (text messaging) K

Coordinate terms

• aŭ

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Lojban

Rafsi

kaj

1. rafsi of kanji.

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Marshallese

Pronunciation

• MED Phonemes: {kaj}
• IPA Phonemes: /katʲ/
• IPA Articulation: [kɑ͡ætʲ]

Noun

kaj

1. idiom
2. language
3. motto
4. pun
5. saying
6. slang
7. slogan
8. jargon
9. lingo

References

• Marshallese-English Online Dictionary

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Romani

Preposition

kaj

1. at

Pronoun

kaj

1. where

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jь appended to Proto-Slavic *ka, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kâj/

Pronoun

kȁj

1. (Kajkavian) what

   Kaj si rekel?

Declension

    declension of kaj

	singular/plural
nominative	kaj
genitive	česa
dative	čemu
accusative	kaj
vocative	-
locative	pri/v/vu čem
instrumental	z čem, čim

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jь appended to Proto-Slavic *ka, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷi-.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA: /ˈkàːj/
• Tonal: káj

Pronoun

káj

1. what (interrogative)

Declension

Declension of kdó/káj (pronoun, irregular)

	masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	kdó	káj
accusative	kóga	káj
genitive	kóga	čésa
dative	kómu	čému
locative	kóm	čém
instrumental	kóm	čím

Pronunciation 2

• IPA: /ˈkáj/
• Tonal: kȁj

Pronoun

kàj

1. any, anything

Declension

Declension of kdó/kàj (pronoun, irregular)

	masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	kdó	kàj
accusative	kóga	kàj
genitive	kóga	čésa
dative	kómu	čému
locative	kóm	čém
instrumental	kóm	čím

See also

• nékaj

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

kaj c

1. quay, wharf; also in generalized sense any structure to which a truck, train or ship unloads

Declension

Declension of kaj

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaj	kajen	kajer	kajerna
genitive	kajs	kajens	kajers	kajernas

Derived terms

• lastkaj