"kaija" meaning in Latvian

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Noun

IPA: [kāīja] Audio: lv-riga-kaija.ogg
Etymology: Ultimately a sound-symbolic word, based on the seagull's squawk (kai, ke; cf. Russian чайка (čajka)). Etymology templates: {{sound-symbolic|lv|nocap=1}} sound-symbolic, {{onomatopoeic|lv|title=squawk}} squawk, {{cog|ru|чайка}} Russian чайка (čajka) Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} kaija f, {{lv-noun|f|4th}} kaija f (4th declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|kaij|a|4th|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-4|kaij|a|4=|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|kaija|kaijas|kaiju|kaijas|kaijas|kaiju|kaijai|kaijām|kaiju|kaijām|kaijā|kaijās|kaija|kaijas|16=|type=4th declension|x=-60}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], kaija [nominative, singular], kaijas [nominative, plural], kaijas [genitive, singular], kaiju [genitive, plural], kaijai [dative, singular], kaijām [dative, plural], kaiju [accusative, singular], kaijas [accusative, plural], kaiju [instrumental, singular], kaijām [instrumental, plural], kaijā [locative, singular], kaijās [locative, plural], kaija [singular, vocative], kaijas [plural, vocative], kaiva [alternative]
  1. gull, seagull (sea bird of family Laridae, especially genus Larus) Wikipedia link: lv:kaija Tags: declension-4, feminine Categories (lifeform): Seabirds Related terms: kajaks, kaiva [feminine]

Inflected forms

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      "form": "kaijai",
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      "form": "kaiva",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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