"guai" meaning in Catalan

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Adjective

IPA: [ˈɡwaj] [Balearic, Central, Valencian] Forms: guais [feminine, masculine, plural]
Etymology: Compare Spanish guay. Etymology templates: {{cog|es|guay|id=cool}} Spanish guay Head templates: {{ca-adj|mf}} guai m or f (masculine and feminine plural guais)
  1. (slang) cool, terrific Tags: feminine, masculine, slang Synonyms: collonut, fantàstic, súper
    Sense id: en-guai-ca-adj-UeGclSD2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: [ˈɡwaj] [Balearic, Central, Valencian] Forms: guai! [canonical]
Etymology: From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe!”), from Proto-Germanic *wai. Compare Latin vae, which likewise descends from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Etymology templates: {{der|ca|got|𐍅𐌰𐌹||woe!}} Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe!”), {{der|ca|gem-pro|*wai}} Proto-Germanic *wai, {{cog|la|vae}} Latin vae, {{der|ca|ine-pro|*wai}} Proto-Indo-European *wai Head templates: {{head|ca|interjection|head=guai!}} guai!
  1. woe! Synonyms: ai
    Sense id: en-guai-ca-intj-qoPVMndB Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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