chaja

See also: chajá

English

Alternative forms

chauna, chajá

Etymology

Native Brazilian name chajá, imitative of its cry.

Noun

chaja (plural chajas)

1. A South American bird, the crested screamer (Chauna torquata), which can be used as guard animals.

References

• “chaja”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Zagórze) IPA^(key): [ˈxa.ja]

Noun

chaja f

1. (Zagórze) storm, downpour with wind, sleet, blizzard, snowstorm

Further reading

• Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “chaja, -e”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎^[1] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 13

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English charger.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

chaja class IX (plural chaja class X)

1. charger (device that charges or recharges)

   Synonym: kimemeshi

   • 2016 December 2, “Asilimia 99 ya chaja bandia za Apple haziko salama”, in BBC News Swahili‎^[2]:

     Asilimia 99 ya chaja bandia za Apple haziko salama

     99% of fake Apple chargers are not safe

Related terms

• -chaji (“to charge”)