laj

See also: LAJ, łaj, and лай

Albanian

Etymology 1

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.

Alternative forms

Verb

laj (first-person singular past tense lava, participle larë)

  1. I wash
  2. I clean
  3. I brush (teeth)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

  • lanj (South Tosk, Arbëreshë, Arvanitic)

Verb

laj (first-person singular past tense lava, participle larë)

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

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), laj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 210
  2. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 230

Zazaki

Pronunciation

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

Noun

laj m

  1. Alternative form of lac

Zhuang

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /la˥/

  • Tone numbers: la3
  • Hyphenation: laj

Noun

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
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