taji

See also: 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 (first-person possessive tajiku, second-person possessive tajimu, third-person possessive tajinya)

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 (first-person possessive tajiku, second-person possessive tajimu, third-person possessive tajinya)

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

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

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Noun

taji (ma class, plural mataji)

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	totaji	fotaji	mitaji
2nd	notaji	nitaji
3rd	Masculine	otaji	itaji, yotaji†
Feminine	motaji
Neuter	itaji
† - archaic

References

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

Venetian

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