kaji

See also: kaji', kají, káji, and kǎjī

English

Alternative forms

• qaji

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ქაჯი (kaǯi).

Noun

kaji (plural kajis)

1. (Georgian mythology) an ugly anthropomorphic spirit

Translations

spirit of Georgian mythology

• Georgian: ქაჯი (ka) (kaǯi)
• Russian: кадж m (kadž)

See also

• kaj

Anagrams

• JAKi

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkajɪ]

Verb

kaji

1. first-person singular present indicative of kát

Ido

Noun

kaji

1. plural of kajo

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kaji.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkad͡ʒi/ [ˈka.d͡ʒi]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi
• Syllabification: ka‧ji

Noun

kaji (plural kaji-kaji)

1. lesson, study
2. investigation
3. reciting (Qur'an)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kaji (meng-, transitive)

root	kaji
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	mengaji, mengkaji	terkaji	dikaji	kaji	kajilah
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	mengajikan, mengkajikan	terkajikan	dikajikan	kajikan	kajikanlah
	causative
active	memperkaji	terperkaji	diperkaji	perkaji	perkajilah
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	memperkajikan	terperkajikan	diperkajikan	perkajikan	perkajikanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kajian [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
• mengaji [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengajikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• pengajian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + repetition / reciprocity] (peN- + -an)
• terkaji [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• mengkaji
• pengkajian

Further reading

• “kaji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kaji

1. Rōmaji transcription of かじ

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin quasi. Compare Spanish casi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaʒi/

Adverb

kaji

1. almost

Malay

Alternative forms

• کاجي

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kad͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi, -d͡ʒi, -i
• Hyphenation: ka‧ji

Etymology 1

Possibly from Old Javanese aji (“scripture”).

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kajian [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
• mengaji [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengajikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• pengajian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + repetition / reciprocity] (peN- + -an)
• terkaji [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• mengkaji
• pengkaji
• pengkajian
• ulang kaji

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

kaji (Jawi spelling کاجي)

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 *káxíʔ.

Verb

kaji

1. (transitive, intransitive) eat

Derived terms

• skaji

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