gaj

gaj (plural gajes)

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

• AGJ, JAG, JGA, Jag, jag

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gajь.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj/

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• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: gaj

gaj m inan (diminutive gaik)

1. grove

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

Borrowed from French gage.

gaj n (plural gajuri)

1. pledge, guarantee

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡâːj/
• Rhymes: -âːj

gȃj m (Cyrillic spelling га̑ј)

1. grove

• “gaj” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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.

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ka˥/
• Tone numbers: ga³
• Hyphenation: gaj

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