"vaj" meaning in Albanian

See vaj in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Albanian *uai, from Proto-Indo-European *wáy, *uai (“woe!, alas!”); similar words are found in several European languages. Cognate to Ancient Greek ὀά (oá, “woe!, alas!”) and Old Armenian վայ (vay, “cry of pain”), Latin vae, Icelandic vei, Dutch wee, English woe. Compare also Romanian vai, Serbo-Croatian авај (avaj), Italian guai. In view of a widespread secondary meaning 'to cry', one may also consider Proto-Albanian *vabja, connected with Old Church Slavonic вабимо (vabimo, “being lured”), Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wōpjan, “call out”), Old English wēpan (“weep, cry”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*uai}} Proto-Albanian *uai, {{inh|sq|ine-pro|*wáy}} Proto-Indo-European *wáy, {{m|ine-pro|*uai||woe!, alas!}} *uai (“woe!, alas!”), {{cog|grc|ὀά||woe!, alas!}} Ancient Greek ὀά (oá, “woe!, alas!”), {{cog|xcl|վայ||cry of pain}} Old Armenian վայ (vay, “cry of pain”), {{cog|la|vae}} Latin vae, {{cog|is|vei}} Icelandic vei, {{cog|nl|wee}} Dutch wee, {{cog|en|woe}} English woe, {{cog|ro|vai}} Romanian vai, {{cog|sh|авај|sc=Cyrl|tr=avaj}} Serbo-Croatian авај (avaj), {{cog|it|guai}} Italian guai, {{der|sq|sqj-pro|*vabja}} Proto-Albanian *vabja, {{cog|cu|вабимо||being lured}} Old Church Slavonic вабимо (vabimo, “being lured”), {{cog|got|𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽||call out}} Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wōpjan, “call out”), {{cog|ang|wēpan||weep, cry}} Old English wēpan (“weep, cry”) Head templates: {{head|sq|interjection}} vaj
  1. woe!, alas! Related terms: vajtoj, kukuvajkë
    Sense id: en-vaj-sq-intj-NdBdpa4q Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vahj [Arbëresh], valë [Cham], voj [Gheg]
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: vajra [plural], vaji [definite], vajrat [definite, plural]
Etymology: * Uncertain. Perhaps from the alternative, the interjection meaning 'woe', connecting the tears with oil. Another theory suggests the term vaj might have evolved from Old Albanian *vaīlë (compare the dialectal forms) and earlier *ewaila, becoming cognate with Ancient Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa) and Old Armenian եւղ (ewł, “oil”) both, in turn, deriving from a Mediterranean substrate language. * From Proto-Albanian *u̯ɔλa, from Vulgar Latin *oli̯u, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion). Etymology templates: {{unc|sq}} Uncertain, {{m|sqj-pro|*ewaila}} *ewaila, {{cog|grc|*ἐλαίϝα}} Ancient Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa), {{cog|xcl|եւղ||oil}} Old Armenian եւղ (ewł, “oil”), {{der|sq|qfa-sub|-}} substrate, {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*u̯ɔλa}} Proto-Albanian *u̯ɔλa, {{bor|sq|VL.|*oli̯u}} Vulgar Latin *oli̯u, {{der|sq|la|oleum}} Latin oleum, {{der|sq|grc|ἔλαιον}} Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|cat2=masculine nouns|g=m|head=|sort=}} vaj m, {{sq-noun|m|vajra|vaji|vajrat}} vaj m (plural vajra, definite vaji, definite plural vajrat)
  1. oil Tags: masculine Derived forms: vajguri [petroleum, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]
    Sense id: en-vaj-sq-noun-q3kCvL2R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vahj [Arbëresh], valë [Cham], voj [Gheg]
Etymology number: 1

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      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽",
        "3": "",
        "4": "call out"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wōpjan, “call out”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wēpan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "weep, cry"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wēpan (“weep, cry”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Proto-Albanian *uai, from Proto-Indo-European *wáy, *uai (“woe!, alas!”); similar words are found in several European languages. Cognate to Ancient Greek ὀά (oá, “woe!, alas!”) and Old Armenian վայ (vay, “cry of pain”), Latin vae, Icelandic vei, Dutch wee, English woe. Compare also Romanian vai,\nSerbo-Croatian авај (avaj), Italian guai. In view of a widespread secondary meaning 'to cry', one may also consider Proto-Albanian *vabja, connected with Old Church Slavonic вабимо (vabimo, “being lured”), Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wōpjan, “call out”), Old English wēpan (“weep, cry”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "vaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "vajtoj"
    },
    {
      "word": "kukuvajkë"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woe!, alas!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woe",
          "woe"
        ],
        [
          "alas",
          "alas"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Arbëresh"
      ],
      "word": "vahj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cham"
      ],
      "word": "valë"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gheg"
      ],
      "word": "voj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaj"
}

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