different between aji vs kaji

English

Etymology 1

Noun

aji (uncountable)

1. A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.

Etymology 2

From Japanese ? (aji).

Noun

aji (uncountable)

1. A horse mackerel, especially the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus

Etymology 3

From Japanese ? (aji, “flavour”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ??-j?, IPA^(key): /?æ.d?i?/; IPA^(key): /???.d?i?/

Noun

aji (uncountable)

1. (go) bad aji
2. (go) The ‘flavour’ of a position, i.e. the extent to which it has lingering possibilities such as bad aji which may not be exploitable when they first arise yet still influence further play; good aji generally means there are few weaknesses.

Usage notes

The sense of “lingering possibilities” is more basic but probably less common.

Derived terms

1. bad aji
2. good aji

Anagrams

• JIA, Jai, Jia

Czech

Alternative forms

• aj

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?aj?/

Conjunction

aji

1. (dialect, Moravia) and (also), and even
2. (dialect, Moravia) even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences)

Synonyms

• (standard Czech) i

Further reading

• aji in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ði/

Noun

aji

1. rat

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "?De’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French agir (“act”).

Verb

aji

1. act

References

• [1]

Japanese

Romanization

aji

1. R?maji transcription of ??
2. R?maji transcription of ??

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese agir.

Alternative forms

• ají (Barlavento)

Verb

aji

1. (Sotavento) act

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, ?ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ? (hashi).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [?z?i]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /?æt?ij/
• Bender phonemes: {hajiy}

Noun

aji

1. chopsticks

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad?i/

Etymology

From Marathi ??? (?j?)

Noun

aji

1. grandmother

   Synonym: granmer

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?aji?/

Noun

aji

1. drowse, doze
2. daze

Inflection

Derived terms

• adjágas

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

English

Alternative forms

• qaji

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ???? (ka?i).

Noun

kaji (plural kajis)

1. (Georgian mythology) an ugly anthropomorphic spirit

Translations

See also

• kaj

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kaj?]

Verb

kaji

1. first-person singular present indicative of kát

Ido

Noun

kaji

1. plural of kajo

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kaji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kad??i/
• Hyphenation: ka?ji

Noun

kaji (first-person possessive kajiku, second-person possessive kajimu, third-person possessive kajinya)

1. lesson, study
2. investigation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kaji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kaji

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin quasi. Compare Spanish casi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka?i/

Adverb

kaji

1. almost

Malay

Alternative forms

• ?????

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kad??i/
• Rhymes: -ad??i, -d??i, -i
• Hyphenation: ka?ji

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

kaji (Jawi spelling ?????, plural kaji-kaji, informal 1st possessive kajiku, impolite 2nd possessive kajimu, 3rd possessive kajinya)

1. lesson, study
2. branch of study
3. investigation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

kaji (Jawi spelling ????)

1. Plectorhynchus spp.

Further reading

• “kaji” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

kaji

1. clearly

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *káxí?.

Verb

kaji

1. (transitive, intransitive) eat

Derived terms

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)?^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 23