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Canela
Pronunciation
Noun
caj
- shaman, healer, witch doctor
Caj tuwre ata te jũm xà ata caprãr ne cute cahôr ne ihpĩn ampo kên ata caxàr mã jũm xà ata pej pyrentu.- The young healer healed the sick person by sucking. This way he took out from him the bad thing and the sick person got soon better.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English charge. Doublet of cas.
Pronunciation
Noun
caj (Jawi spelling چج, plural caj-caj, informal 1st possessive cajku, 2nd possessive cajmu, 3rd possessive cajnya)
- charge (money levied for a service)
- Synonym: (Indonesian) biaya
Verb
caj (Jawi spelling چج)
- to charge (demand payment for a service)
Derived terms
Further reading
White Hmong
Etymology
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably considered a native Hmongic term by Ratliff, but no etymology or reconstructed form given.[1] Perhaps a tonal shift from cag (“root”)? Or perhaps borrowed from Chinese 節／节 (jié, “node, segment, link”)?”
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Pronunciation
Noun
caj
- (in compounds) used to indicate a part of the body, as if it were a ridge, bridge, or joint
Derived terms
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 7.