laj

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See also: LAJ, láj, łaj, łȧj, and лай

Albanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *lau-, or *launja,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash). Cognate to Latin lavō, Ancient Greek λούω (loúō), with the same meaning.[2] Related to lag.

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Verb[edit]

laj (aorist lava, participle larë)

  1. to wash
  2. to clean
  3. to brush (teeth)
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Etymology 2[edit]

From older and dialectal lanj, from Proto-Albanian *launja, from Proto-Indo-European *leuh₃- (release) (compare English lose, Latin luere (to release from debt), Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, to untie, set free; dissolve)).

Alternative forms[edit]

  • lanj (South Tosk, Arbëreshë, Arvanitic)

Verb[edit]

laj (aorist lava, participle larë)

  1. to pay off a debt, pay up
  2. to redeem, clear, acquit

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “laj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 210
  2. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 230

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

laj

  1. second-person singular imperative of lát

Haitian Creole[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laj

  1. age

K'iche'[edit]

Adjective[edit]

laj

  1. small

Mam[edit]

Numeral[edit]

laj

  1. ten

Zazaki[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɑʒ]
  • Hyphenation: laj

Noun[edit]

laj

  1. Alternative form of lac

Zhuang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laj (Sawndip forms 𬻊 or 𨑜 or or or 𬀧 or or 𬻡 or or 𰋪 or or or or 𭆼, 1957–1982 spelling laз)

  1. below; underside; bottom
    Synonym: dawz
    Antonym: gwnz