gaj

See also: Gaj, gáj, and ga̱j

English

Noun

gaj (plural gajes)

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

Anagrams

• AGJ, JAG, JGA, Jag, jag

Polish

Alternative forms

• gáj (Żywiec)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gajь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj/

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• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: gaj

Noun

gaj m inan (diminutive gaik)

1. grove

Declension

Declension of gaj

	singular	plural
nominative	gaj	gaje
genitive	gaju	gajów
dative	gajowi	gajom
accusative	gaj	gaje
instrumental	gajem	gajami
locative	gaju	gajach
vocative	gaju	gaje

Derived terms

• gajowy
• gajówka
• zagajnik

 

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gage.

Noun

gaj n (plural gajuri)

1. pledge, guarantee

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 (Cyrillic spelling га̑ј)

1. grove

Declension

Declension of gaj

	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), 2006–2024

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)

1. to kill; to slaughter
2. to delete; to strike out

Derived terms

• gajgak
• gaggaj