assegaai

English

Noun

assegaai (plural assegaais)

1. Alternative form of assegai

Anagrams

• assagaie

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• asgaai

Etymology

From Dutch assegaai, from Spanish azagaya or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic اَلزَّغَايَة (az-zaḡāya), from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (“spear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌa.səˈχɑːi̯/

Noun

assegaai (plural assegaaie)

1. assegai

Dutch

Alternative forms

• assagaai, sagaai (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azagaya or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic اَلزَّغَايَة (az-zaḡāya), from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (“spear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.səˈɣaːi̯/

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• Hyphenation: as‧se‧gaai
• Rhymes: -aːi̯

Noun

assegaai m (plural assegaaien, diminutive assegaaitje n)

1. assegai (javelin, throwing spear)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: assegaai