"jay" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪ/ Audio: En-au-jay.ogg [Australia] Forms: jays [plural]
enPR: jā Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English jay, from Old French jai ("jay"; Modern French geai), either from Late Latin gaius (“jay”), or from Old French gai (“gay, merry”), so named due to its plumage, from Old Frankish *gāhi (“quick, impetuous”), from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwaz (“sudden”), cognate with Dutch gaai (“jay”). More on the latter etymology at gay. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|jay}} Middle English jay, {{der|en|fro|jai}} Old French jai, {{m|fr|geai}} geai, {{gloss|"jay"; Modern French <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">geai</i>}} ("jay"; Modern French geai), {{der|en|LL.|gaius||jay}} Late Latin gaius (“jay”), {{der|en|fro|gai||gay, merry}} Old French gai (“gay, merry”), {{der|en|frk|*gahi|*gāhi|quick, impetuous}} Frankish *gāhi (“quick, impetuous”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*ganhuz}} Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, {{m|gem-pro|*ganhwaz||sudden}} *ganhwaz (“sudden”), {{cog|nl|gaai||jay}} Dutch gaai (“jay”), {{l|en|gay}} gay Head templates: {{en-noun}} jay (plural jays)
  1. Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
    Sense id: en-jay-en-noun-alrup0Os
  2. Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
    Sense id: en-jay-en-noun-NCMF84yq
  3. Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
    The Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis.
    Categories (lifeform): Corvids, Swallowtails
    Sense id: en-jay-en-noun-aS6AIWIA Disambiguation of Corvids: 19 15 38 9 8 4 2 4 Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 11 8 34 26 11 4 2 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 46 13 11 3 0 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 9 35 21 10 5 1 1
  4. Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
    Sense id: en-jay-en-noun-Ke8RcSbf
  5. (archaic) A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking. Tags: archaic Synonyms (ignorant person): ignoramus
    Sense id: en-jay-en-noun-8GBuumfA Disambiguation of 'ignorant person': 1 1 1 1 93 3
  6. (obsolete) Promiscuous woman; prostitute. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (promiscuous woman): promiscuous woman
    Sense id: en-jay-en-noun-U3duhrM- Disambiguation of 'promiscuous woman': 1 1 1 1 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prostitute Synonyms (bird): Jenny jay, jay pie, k, kae [UK], bluejay, whisky jack [US] Hyponyms (bird): Old World jay, gray jay, American jay Related terms: Corvidae Translations (bird): grifshë [feminine] (Albanian), grizhlemzë [feminine] (Albanian), κίσσα (kíssa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), زُرَيْق (zurayq) [masculine] (Arabic), ճայ (čay) (Armenian), eskinoso (Basque), сойка (sójka) [feminine] (Belarusian), kegin [feminine] (Breton), сойка (sojka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), gaig [masculine] (Catalan), 松鴉 (Chinese Cantonese), 松鸦 (cung⁴ aa¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 橿鳥 (Chinese Cantonese), 橿鸟 (goeng¹ niu⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 松鴉 (Chinese Mandarin), 松鸦 (sōngyā) (Chinese Mandarin), 橿鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 橿鸟 (jiāngniǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), sojka [feminine] (Czech), skovskade (english: Eurasian jay) (Danish), gaai [masculine] (Dutch), Vlaamse gaai [masculine] (Dutch), купшӱльӧ (kupšüĺö) (Eastern Mari), garolo (Esperanto), pasknäär (Estonian), gnelliskjóra (Faroese), närhi (Finnish), geai [masculine] (French), geai des chênes [masculine] (French), gjaie [feminine] (Friulian), badascule [feminine] (Friulian), gaio (Galician), pega marxa (Galician), pega rebordá [feminine] (Galician), ჩხიკვი (čxiḳvi) (Georgian), Häher [masculine] (German), Hähermännchen [masculine, neuter] (German), Häherweibchen [feminine, neuter] (German), κίσσα (kíssa) [feminine] (Greek), עורבני ('orbaní) [masculine] (Hebrew), szajkó (Hungarian), mátyásmadár (Hungarian), skrækskaði (Icelandic), jeo (Ido), scréachóg (Irish), ghiandaia [feminine] (Italian), 懸巣 (Japanese), 橿鳥 (Japanese), (Japanese), カケス (kakesu) (alt: かけす) (Japanese), gacia (Ladin), gaius (Latin), garrulus [masculine] (Latin), sīlis (Latvian), kėkštas (Lithuanian), kabeja (Lower Sorbian), сојка (sojka) [feminine] (Macedonian), sultan iċ-ċawl (Maltese), ятга шаазгай (jatga šaazgaj) (Mongolian), tʼádootłʼizhii (Navajo), joogii (Navajo), geai [masculine] (Norman), látteguovssat (Northern Sami), nøtteskrike (english: Eurasian jay) [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nøtteskrikje [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), nøtteskrike (english: Eurasian jay) [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), gag (Occitan), sójka [feminine] (Polish), gralha [feminine] (Portuguese), gaio [masculine] (Portuguese), gaiță [feminine] (Romanian), sgragia [feminine] (Romansch), со́йка (sójka) [feminine] (Russian), piga (Sardinian), pica (Sardinian), marabiga (Sardinian), mariabiga (Sardinian), melapica (Sardinian), sgreuchag [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), sgreuchan-coille [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), креjа [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), шојка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), сoјка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), kreja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), šojka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sojka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sojka [feminine] (Slovak), šoja [feminine] (Slovene), arrendajo [masculine] (Spanish), urraca [feminine] (Spanish), grajilla [feminine] (Spanish), nötskrika (english: Eurasian jay) (Swedish), alakarga (Turkish), сойка (sojka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), škrěkawa (Upper Sorbian), sgrech [feminine] (Welsh), houtekster (West Frisian)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'bird': 30 35 35 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'bird': 30 35 35 0 0 0 Derived forms: azure jay, blue-fronted jay, blue jay, bluejay, California jay (taxonomic: Aphelocoma californica), Canada jay (taxonomic: Perisoreus canadensis), Eurasian jay, Florida jay (taxonomic: Aphelocoma coerulescens), Florida scrub jay, green jay (taxonomic: Cyanocorax luxuosus), grey jay, jay thrush (taxonomic: Leiothrichidae spp.), jaywalker, magpie-jay, naked as a jay-bird, naked as a jay bird, piñon jay, pinyon jay, San Blas jay, scrub jay, Siberian jay, Sichuan jay, sing-jay, Steller's jay, jay-walker, naked as a jay, va-jay-jay Disambiguation of 'bird': 30 35 35 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪ/ Audio: En-au-jay.ogg [Australia] Forms: jays [plural]
enPR: jā Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Respelling of the letter jy (which see), by analogy with the following letter kay. Etymology templates: {{m|en|jy}} jy, {{m|en|kay}} kay Head templates: {{en-noun}} jay (plural jays)
  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J. Categories (topical): Latin letter names Translations (name of the letter J, j): جَاي (jay) [masculine] (Arabic), جَاي (jāy) [masculine] (Arabic), জে (je) (Bengali), ဂျေ (gye) (Burmese), jota [feminine] (Catalan), jee [feminine] (Dutch), jo (Esperanto), jii (Finnish), ji [masculine] (French), iota [masculine] (Galician), Jot [masculine] (German), τζέι (tzéi) [neuter] (Greek), iota (Hawaiian), जे (je) (Hindi), joð (Icelandic), je (Ido), je (Indonesian), (Irish), i lunga [feminine] (Italian), ジェー () (Japanese), ジェイ (jei) (Japanese), 제이 (jei) (Korean), ī (Latin), je (Malay), जे (je) (Marathi), ji [feminine] (Occitan), جیْ (jey) (Persian), jot [neuter] (Polish), jota [masculine] (Portuguese), джей (džej) [English, neuter] (Russian), йот (jot) [masculine] (Russian), жи (ži) [neuter] (Russian), jota [feminine] (Spanish), dyey (Tagalog), เจ (jee) (Thai), je (Turkish), je [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-jay-en-noun-2tbtXey2 Disambiguation of 'name of the letter J, j': 100 0
  2. (slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-jay-en-noun-B4AABOGD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beejay, deejay, Jaycee, jaygee, jayvee, pee bee and jay, peejays, veejay
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: letter [Latin, letter-name], a [Latin, letter-name], bee [Latin, letter-name], cee [Latin, letter-name], dee [Latin, letter-name], e [Latin, letter-name], ef [Latin, letter-name], gee [Latin, letter-name], aitch [Latin, letter-name], i [Latin, letter-name], kay [Latin, letter-name], el [Latin, letter-name], em [Latin, letter-name], en [Latin, letter-name], o [Latin, letter-name], pee [Latin, letter-name], cue [Latin, letter-name], ar [Latin, letter-name], ess [Latin, letter-name], tee [Latin, letter-name], u [Latin, letter-name], vee [Latin, letter-name], double-u [Latin, letter-name], ex [Latin, letter-name], wye [Latin, letter-name], zee [Latin, letter-name], zed [Latin, letter-name]

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1900, Harry B. Norris (lyrics and music), “Burlington Bertie”",
          "text": "Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay\nHe rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way\nHe spends the good oof that his pater has made\nAlong with the Brandy and Soda Brigade.",
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          "text": "Some jay of Italy, / Whose mother was her painting, hath betray'd him:",
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        "(obsolete) Promiscuous woman; prostitute."
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          "word": "promiscuous woman"
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      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒeɪ/"
    },
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      "word": "Jenny jay"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "yue",
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    {
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    {
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      "sense": "bird",
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    },
    {
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    {
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    {
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      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "gaio"
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    {
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "pega marxa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "30 35 35 0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "ჩხიკვი"
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "bird",
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    {
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "30 35 35 0 0 0",
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      "sense": "bird",
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    },
    {
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "橿鳥"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "bird",
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    {
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      "code": "ja",
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    {
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "sense": "bird",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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          "ref": "2009 March 23, Caitlin Moran, The Times",
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      "word": "blue-fronted jay"
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      "word": "bluejay"
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      "word": "California jay"
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      "word": "Florida jay"
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      "word": "jay thrush"
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      "word": "piñon jay"
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      "word": "San Blas jay"
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      "word": "Siberian jay"
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    {
      "word": "Sichuan jay"
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    {
      "word": "sing-jay"
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      "word": "Steller's jay"
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      "glosses": [
        "Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.",
        "The Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Indian roller",
          "Indian roller"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "papilionid",
          "papilionid"
        ],
        [
          "genus",
          "genus"
        ],
        [
          "Graphium",
          "Graphium"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1900, Harry B. Norris (lyrics and music), “Burlington Bertie”",
          "text": "Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay\nHe rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way\nHe spends the good oof that his pater has made\nAlong with the Brandy and Soda Brigade.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jaywalking",
          "jaywalking#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, act 3, scene 4, lines 50–51",
          "text": "Some jay of Italy, / Whose mother was her painting, hath betray'd him:",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Promiscuous woman; prostitute."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Promiscuous",
          "promiscuous"
        ],
        [
          "prostitute",
          "prostitute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Promiscuous woman; prostitute."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-jay.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/En-au-jay.ogg/En-au-jay.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/En-au-jay.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "jā"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "Jenny jay"
    },
    {
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "jay pie"
    },
    {
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "k"
    },
    {
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "kae"
    },
    {
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "bluejay"
    },
    {
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "whisky jack"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ignorant person",
      "word": "ignoramus"
    },
    {
      "sense": "promiscuous woman",
      "word": "promiscuous woman"
    },
    {
      "word": "prostitute"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grifshë"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grizhlemzë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zurayq",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "زُرَيْق"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čay",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "ճայ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "eskinoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sójka",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сойка"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kegin"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sojka",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сойка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaig"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "松鴉"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "cung⁴ aa¹",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "松鸦"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "橿鳥"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "goeng¹ niu⁵",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "橿鸟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "松鴉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sōngyā",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "松鸦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "橿鳥"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāngniǎo",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "橿鸟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sojka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "english": "Eurasian jay",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "skovskade"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaai"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vlaamse gaai"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "garolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "pasknäär"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "gnelliskjóra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "närhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geai"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geai des chênes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gjaie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "badascule"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "gaio"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "pega marxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pega rebordá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čxiḳvi",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "ჩხიკვი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Häher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hähermännchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Häherweibchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kíssa",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κίσσα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kíssa",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κίσσα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "'orbaní",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עורבני"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "szajkó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "mátyásmadár"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "skrækskaði"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "jeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "scréachóg"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ghiandaia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "懸巣"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "橿鳥"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "鵥"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かけす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kakesu",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "カケス"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "gacia"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "gaius"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "garrulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "sīlis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "kėkštas"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "kabeja"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sojka",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сојка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "sultan iċ-ċawl"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "roman": "kupšüĺö",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "купшӱльӧ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "jatga šaazgaj",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "ятга шаазгай"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "note": "ятгашаазгай (jatgašaazgaj, literally “zither magpie”)",
      "sense": "bird"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "tʼádootłʼizhii"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "joogii"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geai"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "english": "Eurasian jay",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nøtteskrike"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nøtteskrikje"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "english": "Eurasian jay",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nøtteskrike"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "gag"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sójka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gralha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gaiță"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sgragia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sójka",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "со́йка"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "látteguovssat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "piga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "pica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "marabiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "mariabiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "melapica"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sgreuchag"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sgreuchan-coille"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "креjа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шојка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сoјка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kreja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "šojka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sojka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sojka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "šoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arrendajo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "urraca"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grajilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "Eurasian jay",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "nötskrika"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "alakarga"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sojka",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сойка"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "škrěkawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sgrech"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "houtekster"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jay"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪ/1 syllable",
    "en:Corvids",
    "en:Swallowtails"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "beejay"
    },
    {
      "word": "deejay"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jaycee"
    },
    {
      "word": "jaygee"
    },
    {
      "word": "jayvee"
    },
    {
      "word": "pee bee and jay"
    },
    {
      "word": "peejays"
    },
    {
      "word": "veejay"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "jy"
      },
      "expansion": "jy",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kay"
      },
      "expansion": "kay",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Respelling of the letter jy (which see), by analogy with the following letter kay.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jays",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "jay (plural jays)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "letter"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "a"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "bee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
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        "Latin",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gee"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "aitch"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "i"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "kay"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "el"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "em"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "en"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "o"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "pee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "cue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ar"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ess"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "tee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "u"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "vee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "double-u"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "ex"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "wye"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "zee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "letter-name"
      ],
      "word": "zed"
    }
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        "The name of the Latin-script letter J."
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        [
          "J",
          "J#English"
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        "English slang",
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        {
          "ref": "2009 March 23, Caitlin Moran, The Times",
          "text": "Although sympathetic, my main reaction was to think: “Some people can handle it, and some people can’t,” and then smugly light up a big fat jay.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A marijuana cigarette; a joint."
      ],
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        [
          "marijuana",
          "marijuana"
        ],
        [
          "joint",
          "joint"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    {
      "enpr": "jā"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jay",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "جَاي"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jāy",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "جَاي"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "je",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "জে"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "gye",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "ဂျေ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jee"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "jo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "jii"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ji"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jot"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tzéi",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τζέι"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "je",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "जे"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "joð"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "je"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "je"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "jé"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "i lunga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jē",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "ジェー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jei",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "ジェイ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jei",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "제이"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "ī"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "je"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "je",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "जे"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ji"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jey",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "جیْ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "jot"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "džej",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "English",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "джей"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jot",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "йот"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ži",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "жи"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "dyey"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "jee",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "เจ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "word": "je"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "name of the letter J, j",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "je"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "subsection": "noun",
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\"Upper Sorbian\", \"sense\": \"bird\", \"word\": \"škrěkawa\"}, {\"code\": \"cy\", \"lang\": \"Welsh\", \"sense\": \"bird\", \"tags\": [\"feminine\"], \"word\": \"sgrech\"}, {\"code\": \"fy\", \"lang\": \"West Frisian\", \"sense\": \"bird\", \"word\": \"houtekster\"}], \"word\": \"jay\"}",
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