gaj
See also: Gaj
English edit
Noun edit
gaj (plural gajes)
- Alternative form of gadje (“non-Romani person”)
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gajь.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaj m inan (diminutive gaik)
Declension edit
Declension of gaj
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Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
gaj n (plural gajuri)
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Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gajь; compare gòjiti. Cognate with Russian and Ukrainian гай (haj), Polish and Slovene gaj and Czech and Slovak háj.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gȃj m (Cyrillic spelling га̑ј)
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Zhuang edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *qaːꟲ (“to kill”). Cognate with Thai ฆ่า (kâa), Lao ຂ້າ (khā), Tai Dam ꪄ꫁ꪱ, Lü ᦃᦱᧉ (ẋaa²), Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥲ (xàa), Ahom 𑜁𑜠 (kha, “to cut; to kill”), Nong Zhuang kaj.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ka˥/
- Tone numbers: ga3
- Hyphenation: gaj
Verb edit
gaj (Sawndip forms 𭪍 or 卡 or 加 or 𭃑 or 𭅱 or 𭃛 or 𭃏 or 𭃼 or 刹 or 𭩭 or 可, 1957–1982 spelling gaз)
- to kill; to slaughter
- to delete; to strike out