jais

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *qraj (“egg”). Cognate with Thai ไข่ (kài), Northern Thai ᨡᩱ᩵ (khai), Lao ໄຂ່ (khai), Lü ᦺᦃᧈ (ẋay¹), Shan ၶႆႇ (khài), Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang gyaeq. Compare Sui geis (“egg”) and Southern Kam geiv (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐi˧˥/

Noun

jais

1. egg

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French

Etymology

From Latin gagāten, accusative singular of gagātes (“jet”), from Ancient Greek Γαγάτης (Gagátēs, “lignite; jet; literally ‘stone of Gagas’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛ/

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Noun

jais m (plural jais)

1. (mineralogy) jet

Further reading

• “jais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Lithuanian

Pronoun

jais m pl

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