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Mopan Maya

Noun

naj

1. house

Adjective

naj

1. equal, similar
2. in agreement

References

• Hofling, Charles Andrew (2011). Mopan Maya–Spanish–English Dictionary, University of Utah Press.

Romani

Noun

naj m (plural naja)

1. finger

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From the shorter form of the imperative of nehati.

Particle

naj (Cyrillic spelling ???)

1. (Kajkavian) may, let
   • 1927, Dragutin Domjani?, V suncu i senci

     Vre ti?eki spiju

     A šume mu?iju,

     Naj moja popevka zvoni

     Po dolu i gaju,

     Po dragomu kraju,

     Od kojeg mi lepšega ni.

Synonyms

• neka

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *?na?? (“face”). Cognate with Thai ???? (nâa), Northern Thai ?????, Lao ??? (n?), Lü ??? (?aa²), Tai Dam ???, Shan ??? (n?a), Tai Nüa ??? (làa) or ??? (nàa), Ahom ???????? (na) or ???????? (naa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /na?/
• Tone numbers: na³
• Hyphenation: naj

Noun

naj (Sawndip forms ???? or ???? or ???? or ???? or ???? or ???? or ???? or ???? or ? or ????, old orthography na?)

1. face (body part)
2. front (side)
3. face; reputation; dignity

Derived terms

English

Etymology

From Middle English performen, parfournen (“to perform”), from Anglo-Norman performer, parfourmer, alteration of Old French parfornir, parfurnir (“to complete, accomplish, perform”), from par- + fornir, furnir (“to accomplish, furnish”), from Frankish *frumjan (“to accomplish, furnish”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjan?, *framjan? (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“in front, forth”), *per- (“forward, out”). Cognate with Old High German frummen (“to do, execute, accomplish, provide”), Old Saxon frummian (“to perform, promote”), Old English fremman (“to perform, execute, carry out, accomplish”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (frumjan, “to promote, accomplish”). See also frame, from.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??f??m/, enPR: p?r-fôrm?
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??f??m/, enPR: p?r-fôrm?
• Rhymes: -??(?)m
• Hyphenation: per?form

Verb

perform (third-person singular simple present performs, present participle performing, simple past and past participle performed)

1. (transitive) To do (something); to execute.
2. (intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.

3. (law) To act in a way set forth in a contract.
   1. (transitive) To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).

   2. (intransitive) To fulfill contractually agreed-to terms.

4. (transitive, intransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
5. (by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
6. (social sciences) Of a social actor, to behave in certain ways.
   1. (transitive) To behave in accordance with, and thereby in turn shape, (a social notion or role).

   2. (intransitive) To behave in ways that carry meaning in social contexts.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• perform in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• perform in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• perform at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• preform