kaji

See also: kaji', kají, káji, and kǎjī

English

Alternative forms
  • qaji

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ქაჯი (kaǯi).

Noun

kaji (plural kajis)

  1. (Georgian mythology) an ugly anthropomorphic spirit

Translations

See also

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkajɪ]

Verb

kaji

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kát

Ido

Noun

kaji

  1. plural of kajo

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kaji.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kad͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ji

Noun

kaji (first-person possessive kajiku, second-person possessive kajimu, third-person possessive kajinya)

  1. lesson, study
  2. investigation

Conjugation
Conjugation of kaji (meng-, transitive)
Root kaji
Active Involuntary /
Perfective		 Passive Basic /
Imperative		 Jussive
Active mengaji, mengkaji terkaji dikaji kaji kajilah
Locative – – – – –
Causative / Applicative1 mengajikan, mengkajikan terkajikan dikajikan kajikan kajikanlah
Causative
Active memperkaji terperkaji diperkaji perkaji perkajilah
Locative – – – – –
Causative / Applicative1 memperkajikan terperkajikan diperkajikan perkajikan perkajikanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • kajian [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
  • mengaji [agent focus] (meN-)
  • mengajikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • pengajian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + repetition / reciprocity] (peN- + -an)
  • terkaji [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

kaji

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かじ

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin quasi. Compare Spanish casi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʒi/

Adverb

kaji

  1. almost

Malay

Alternative forms
  • کاجي

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kad͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi, -d͡ʒi, -i
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ji

Etymology 1

Possibly from Old Javanese aji (“scripture”).

Noun

kaji (Jawi spelling کاجي, plural kaji-kaji, informal 1st possessive kajiku, 2nd possessive kajimu, 3rd possessive kajinya)

  1. lesson, study
  2. branch of study
  3. investigation
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • kajian [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
  • mengaji [agent focus] (meN-)
  • mengajikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • pengajian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + repetition / reciprocity] (peN- + -an)
  • terkaji [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

kaji (Jawi spelling کاجي)

  1. Plectorhynchus spp.

Further reading

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

kaji

  1. clearly

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *káxíʔ.

Verb

kaji

  1. (transitive, intransitive) eat
Derived terms
  • skaji

References
  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 23
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