taji

See also: Taji and tají

Bau Bidayuh

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay taji (“spur”). Compare Cebuano tari.

Noun

taji

1. spur (An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtajɪ]

Etymology 1

Noun

taji

1. inflection of taj:
   1. dative/vocative/locative singular
   2. instrumental plural

Etymology 2

Verb

taji

1. first-person singular present of tát

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtad͡ʒi]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ji

Etymology 1

From Malay taji (“spur”).

Noun

taji (uncountable)

1. spur

   Synonyms: jalu, susuh, susuk

   1. an appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
   2. an metalic appendage to above.

Derived terms

• bertaji

• taji tiruan

Related terms

• tajen

Etymology 2

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

Noun

taji (uncountable)

1. Podocarpus neriifolius

Further reading

• “taji” 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.

Latvian

Noun

taji m

1. nominative/vocative plural of tajs

Malay

Etymology

Compare Cebuano tari & Sambali tari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tad͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi, -d͡ʒi, -i

Noun

taji (Jawi spelling تاجي, plural taji-taji, informal 1st possessive tajiku, 2nd possessive tajimu, 3rd possessive tajinya)

1. spur (An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster)

Further reading

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

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَاج (tāj).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

taji class V (plural mataji class VI)

1. crown

   Synonym: tiara

2. championship

   Synonym: ubingwa

Ternate

Etymology

Possibly related to Malay taji (“a spur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.d͡ʒi/

Verb

taji

1. (transitive) to stick into, to pierce, stab

Conjugation

Conjugation of taji

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totaji	fotaji	mitaji
2nd person		notaji	nitaji
3rd person	masculine	otaji	itaji yotaji (archaic)
	feminine	motaji
	neuter	itaji

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Venetan

Noun

taji

1. plural of tajo

West Makian

Etymology

Likely from Ternate taji (“to stab”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪a.d͡ʒi/

Verb

taji

1. (transitive) to stab (with a knife, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of taji (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tataji	mataji	ataji
2nd person		nataji	fataji
3rd person	inanimate	itaji	dataji
	animate
imperative		nataji, taji	fataji, taji

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

Yaqui

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tahi. Cognate with Mayo tajji, Cora taíj, Huichol tái and Classical Nahuatl tletl.

Noun

taji

1. fire