kaj

Alternative forms

• kajk

Etymology

From Armenian քաջ (kʿaǰ), քաջք (kʿaǰkʿ).

Noun

kaj (plural kaj)

1. (Armenian mythology) A spirit of storm and wind; can be both ugly and beautiful
   • 2006, The Cambridge History of Iran, volume 3, pt.1: Iran, Armenia and Georgia, page 611

     There existed destructive female demons called parik, whose husbands were known as kaj.

See also

• kaji

Anagrams

• Jak

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ajˀ

Noun

kaj c (singular definite kajen, plural indefinite kajer)

1. pier, dock

References

• “kaj” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καί (kaí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kai̯/
• Hyphenation: kaj

Conjunction

kaj

1. and

   kaj ... kaj

   both ... and

Pronunciation

• MED phonemes: {kaj}
• IPA^(key): /katʲ/, [kɑ͡ætʲ]

Noun

kaj

1. idiom
2. language
3. motto
4. pun
5. saying
6. slang
7. slogan
8. jargon
9. lingo

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Preposition

kaj

1. at

Pronoun

kaj

1. where

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъ + *jь, the former from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkâj/

Pronoun

kȁj (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ј)

1. (Kajkavian) what (interrogative)

   Kaj si rekel?

2. (Kajkavian) what (relative)
3. (Kajkavian) any

Pronoun

kaj

1. where

   Synonym: kany

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jь appended to Proto-Slavic *ka, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷi-.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈkàːj/
• Tonal orthography: káj

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈkáj/
• Tonal orthography: kȁj

Etymology

From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

kaj c

1. quay, wharf; also in generalised sense any structure to which a truck, train or ship unloads