different between janet vs jaz

Cebuano

Etymology

After Filipino businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, the mastermind of the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam.

Verb

janet

1. (slang, humorous) to rip off; to steal, cheat or swindle; to scam

Dutch

Alternative forms

• jeanet
• janette
• zjanol

Etymology

Borrowed from French janet, from jeannette, from Jean d'Arc. Named after the members of a Roman Catholic girlscouts' organisation.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ja?net
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

janet f (plural janetten, diminutive janetje n)

1. (Belgium, vulgar, offensive) An effeminate man

2. (Belgium, vulgar, offensive, by extension) A homosexual

Synonyms

• (homosexual): homofiel

English

Noun

jaz (uncountable)

1. Dated form of jazz. (musical style)

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *?z?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jas/

Noun

jaz m inan

1. weir (a type of dam)

Declension

Further reading

• jaz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Encyklopedia staropolska/Jaz on the Polish Wikisource.pl.Wikisource:Encyklopedia staropolska/Jaz

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *?z?.

Noun

j?z m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. abyss
2. (figuratively) gap

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *(j)az?, from Proto-Indo-European *é?h?

Pronoun

jaz (Cyrillic spelling ???)

1. (Chakavian, Kajkavian, regional) I

Synonyms

• ja (Standard)

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)az?, from Proto-Indo-European *é?h?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jás/

Pronoun

j?z

1. I

Inflection

See also

Spanish

Verb

jaz

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of jacer.