laj

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See also: LAJ, láj, łaj, łȧj, and лай

Translingual

Symbol

laj

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lango (Uganda).

See also

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *lau-, or *launja,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash). Cognate to Latin lavō, Ancient Greek λούω (loúō), with the same meaning.[2] Related to lag.

Alternative forms

Verb

laj (aorist lava, participle larë)

  1. to wash
  2. to clean
  3. to brush (teeth)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From older and dialectal lanj, from Proto-Albanian *launja, from Proto-Indo-European *leuh₃- (release) (compare English lose, Latin luere (to release from debt), Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, to untie, set free; dissolve)).

Alternative forms

  • lanj (South Tosk, Arbëreshë, Arvanitic)

Verb

laj (aorist lava, participle larë)

  1. to pay off a debt, pay up
  2. to redeem, clear, acquit

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “laj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 210
  2. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 230

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

laj

  1. second-person singular imperative of lát

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

Noun

laj

  1. age

K'iche'

Adjective

laj

  1. small

Mam

Numeral

laj

  1. ten

Zazaki

Pronunciation

Noun

laj

  1. Alternative form of lac

Zhuang

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

laj (Sawndip forms 𬻊 or 𨑜 or or or 𬀧 or or 𬻡 or or 𰋪 or or or or 𭆼, 1957–1982 spelling laз)

  1. below; underside; bottom
    Synonym: dawz
    Antonym: gwnz