kaj

See also: Kaj

Contents

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• kajk

EtymologyEdit

From Armenian քաջ (kʿaǰ), քաջք (kʿaǰkʿ).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kaj (plural kaj)

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

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

TranslationsEdit

spirit of Armenian mythology

• Armenian: քաջք (hy) (kʿaǰkʿ)
• Old Armenian: քաջ (kʿaǰ)

• Russian: кадж m (kadž)

See alsoEdit

• kaji

AnagramsEdit

• Jak

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DanishEdit

NounEdit

kaj c (singular definite kajen, plural indefinite kajer)

1. pier, dock

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kaj

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaj	kajen	kajer	kajerne
genitive	kajs	kajens	kajers	kajernes

ReferencesEdit

• “kaj” in Den Danske Ordbog

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EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek καί (kaí).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kai̯/
• Hyphenation: kaj

ConjunctionEdit

kaj

1. and

   kaj ... kaj

   both ... and

AbbreviationsEdit

• &
• k
• (text messaging) K

Coordinate termsEdit

• aŭ

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LojbanEdit

RafsiEdit

kaj

1. rafsi of kanji.

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MarshalleseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• MED phonemes: {kaj}
• IPA phonemes: /katʲ/
• IPA articulation: [kɑ͡ætʲ]

NounEdit

kaj

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

ReferencesEdit

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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RomaniEdit

PrepositionEdit

kaj

1. at

PronounEdit

kaj

1. where

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *kъ + *jь, the former from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkâj/

PronounEdit

kȁj (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ј)

1. (Kajkavian) what (interrogative)

   Kaj si rekel?

2. (Kajkavian) what (relative)
3. (Kajkavian) any

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kaj

	common, neuter
nominative	gdo, kaj
genitive	(k)teroga, česa
dative	(k)terem, čemu
accusative	(k)teroga, kaj
vocative	—
locative	(k)terom(u), čemu
instrumental	(k)terem, čem

SynonymsEdit

• što (Shtokavian)
• ča (Chakavian)

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SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

Pronunciation 1Edit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkàːj/
• Tonal orthography: káj

PronounEdit

káj

1. what (interrogative)

DeclensionEdit

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

ConjunctionEdit

kàj

1. what

Pronunciation 2Edit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkáj/
• Tonal orthography: kȁj

PronounEdit

kàj

1. any, anything, something

   Se med vama kaj plete?

   Is there anything going on between you two?

DeclensionEdit

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 alsoEdit

• nékaj

AdverbEdit

kàj

1. any, some

   Imaš kaj denarja? - Kaj se bo že našlo.

   Do you have any money? - I guess I will find some.

SynonymsEdit

• (some) nekaj

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SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).

PronunciationEdit

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aj

NounEdit

kaj c

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

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kaj
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kaj	kajen	kajer	kajerna
Genitive	kajs	kajens	kajers	kajernas

Derived termsEdit

• lastkaj