gaj

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English

Noun

gaj (plural gajes)

  1. Alternative form of gadje (“non-Romani person”)

Anagrams

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gajь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: gaj

Noun

gaj m inan (diminutive gaik)

  1. grove

Declension

Declension of gaj
singular plural
nominative gaj gaje
genitive gaju gajów
dative gajowi gajom
accusative gaj gaje
instrumental gajem gajami
locative gaju gajach
vocative gaju gaje

Derived terms

Further reading

  • gaj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gaj in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gage.

Noun

gaj n (plural gajuri)

  1. pledge, guarantee

Declension

Declension of gaj
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) gaj gajul (niște) gajuri gajurile
genitive/dative (unui) gaj gajului (unor) gajuri gajurilor
vocative gajule gajurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gajь; compare gòjiti. Cognate with Russian and Ukrainian гай (haj), Polish and Slovene gaj and Czech and Slovak háj.

Pronunciation

Noun

gȃj m (Cyrillic spelling га̑ј)

  1. grove

Declension

Declension of gaj
singular plural
nominative gȃj gájevi
genitive gaja gajeva
dative gaju gajevima
accusative gaj gajeve
vocative gaju gajevi
locative gaju gajevima
instrumental gajem gajevima

Further reading

  • “gaj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Zhuang

Etymology

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

Verb

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)

  1. to kill; to slaughter
  2. to delete; to strike out

Derived terms

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