kajji

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese キャッチャ (kyatcha), itself borrowed from English catcher, agentive of catch, from Middle English cacchen, from Anglo-Norman cachier, from Late Latin captiāre, present active infinitive of captiō, from Latin captō, frequentative of capiō. Doublet of kiaaj and kiaj.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɑttʲi], (enunciated) [kɑtʲ tʲi]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kætʲtʲij/
  • Bender phonemes: {kajjiy}

Noun[edit]

kajji

  1. a baseball catcher

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