"kaj" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɑːd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kaj.wav Forms: kaj [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːdʒ Etymology: From Armenian քաջ (kʻaǰ), քաջք (kʻaǰkʻ). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hy|-}} Armenian Head templates: {{en-noun|kaj}} kaj (plural kaj)
  1. (Armenian mythology) A spirit of storm and wind; Tags: Armenian Categories (topical): Armenian mythology Synonyms: kajk Related terms: kaji Translations (spirit of Armenian mythology): քաջք (kʻaǰkʻ) (Armenian), քաջ (kʻaǰ) (Old Armenian), кадж (kadž) [masculine] (Russian)

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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