kaaz

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Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English cause.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaaz (plural kaaz dem, quantified kaaz)

  1. cause
    • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 17.2:
      Nobadi nofi luuz dem prapati widout gud kaaz.
      No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
      (literally, “Nobody shall lose their property without good cause.”)

Verb

kaaz

  1. to cause
    • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 23.1:
      […] protekshan fram tingz we wi kaaz dem fi no av no wok.
      protection against unemployment.
      (literally, “ protection from things that cause them to have no work.”)

Further reading

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kansassa.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːz/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑːz̥
  • Hyphenation: kaaz

Adverb

kaaz

  1. with (one)

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kaaz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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