zai

zai

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Isthmus Zapotec.

• Wiktionary's coverage of Isthmus Zapotec terms

From Hokkien 在 (chāi, “steady”); likely a shortening of Hokkien 在穩／在稳 (chāi-ún, “experienced and composed; safe; reliable; trustworthy”), in the sense of a person being solid, experienced, and collected under pressure.

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [t͡sai̯]

zai (not comparable)

1. (Singapore) extremely skilled; talented.

• IAZ, Zia

zai

1. Rōmaji transcription of ざい

zai

1. Nonstandard spelling of zāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zǎi.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zài.

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

From Proto-Bantu *ìgɪ́.

zái class 5 (plural mazái class 6)

1. egg

   Synonym: (Manyika) zanda