assegaai

English

Noun

assegaai (plural assegaais)

  1. Alternative form of assegai

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Alternative forms
  • asgaai

Etymology

From Dutch assegaai, from Spanish azagaya or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic اَلزَّغَايَة (az-zaḡāya), from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (“spear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌa.səˈχɑːi̯/

Noun

assegaai (plural assegaaie)

  1. assegai

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • assagaai, sagaai (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azagaya or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic اَلزَّغَايَة (az-zaḡāya), from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (“spear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑ.səˈɣaːi̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: as‧se‧gaai
  • Rhymes: -aːi̯

Noun

assegaai m (plural assegaaien)

  1. assegai (javelin, throwing spear)

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: assegaai
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