"għajxa" meaning in Maltese

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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš), perhaps merged with عِيشة (ʕīša).",
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      "form": "għajxiet",
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "livelihood"
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          "word": "għajxien"
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        "feminine"
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        "life, lifespan"
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        {
          "word": "għomor"
        },
        {
          "word": "ħajja"
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        "feminine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaːj.ʃa/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaj.ʃa/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaˤːj.ʃa/"
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  "word": "għajxa"
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        "governess, maid in the household"
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        "(obsolete) governess, maid in the household"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaːj.ʃa/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaˤːj.ʃa/"
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          "word": "ħajja"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaːj.ʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaj.ʃa/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaˤːj.ʃa/"
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  "word": "għajxa"
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        "(obsolete) governess, maid in the household"
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    {
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