kaid

English

Alternative forms

• caid
• qaid

Etymology

From Arabic قائد (qā’id) ‘leader’. Compare alcaide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑːˈiːd/

Noun

kaid (plural kaids)

1. A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.

Anagrams

• dika, kadi

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish kaita.

Adjective

kaid

1. narrow
2. tight

Derived terms

• kaideta

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “узкий”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika