gaj
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Gadsup with j as a placeholder.
Symbol
gaj
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Gadsup terms
English
Noun
gaj (plural gajes)
- Alternative form of gadje (“non-Romani person”).
Anagrams
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gajь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaj/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: gaj
Noun
gaj m inan (diminutive gaik)
Declension
Declension of gaj
Derived terms
Further reading
- gaj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gaj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
gaj n (plural gajuri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | gaj | gajul | gajuri | gajurile | |
| genitive-dative | gaj | gajului | 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
- IPA(key): /ɡâːj/
- Rhymes: -âːj
Noun
gȃj m inan (Cyrillic spelling га̑ј)
Declension
| 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 [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ka˥/
- Tone numbers: ga3
- Hyphenation: gaj
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)
- to kill; to slaughter
- to delete; to strike out
Derived terms
- gajgak
- gaggaj