gia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gia"

Hiligaynon

Noun

gia

1. guide, leader, founder

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English gear.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gia (n class, plural gia)

1. gear

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English gear.

Noun

gia

1. gear

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 加.

Verb

gia

1. (chiefly in compounds) to increase, to add

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 家

Suffix

gia

1. (Chinese fiction) lineage
   • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):

     Dương huynh, ngươi dùng thương pháp dương gia thì ngọn đinh ba kia cũng hợp.

     Mr Yáng, you fight the spear in the style of the Yáng lineage, making the trident over there appropriate.

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese reading of various Chinese characters.

Romanization

gia

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 嘉
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎^[1], published 1870, line 9:

     浪𢆥嘉靖朝明

     Rằng: Năm Gia Tĩnh triều Minh

     When the Jiajing Emperor of Ming was on the throne

Anagrams

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