assegaai
English
editNoun
editassegaai (plural assegaais)
- Alternative form of assegai
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editEtymology
editFrom Dutch assegaai, from Spanish azagaya or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic اَلزَّغَايَة (az-zaḡāya), from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (“spear”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editassegaai (plural assegaaie)
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish azagaya or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic اَلزَّغَايَة (az-zaḡāya), from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (“spear”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editassegaai m (plural assegaaien, diminutive assegaaitje n)
- assegai (javelin, throwing spear)
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: assegaai
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- nl:Spears