# kaji
## English
### Alternative forms

* qaji

### Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ქაჯი (kaǯi).

### Noun

kaji (plural kajis)
* (Georgian mythology) an ugly anthropomorphic spirit

#### See also

* kaj

### Anagrams

* JAKi

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkajɪ]

### Verb

kaji
* first-person singular present indicative of kát

## Ido
### Noun

kaji
* plural of kajo

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay kaji, from Old Javanese kahaji.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkad͡ʒi/ [ˈka.d͡ʒi]
* Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi
* Syllabification: ka‧ji

### Noun

kaji (plural kaji-kaji)
* lesson, study
* investigation
* reciting (Qur'an)

#### Conjugation

$^1$ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* kajian [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
* mengaji [agent focus] (meN-)
* mengajikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* pengajian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + repetition / reciprocity] (peN- + -an)
* terkaji [agentless action] (teR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* mengkaji
* pengkajian

### Further reading

* “kaji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

kaji
* Rōmaji transcription of かじ

## Ladino
### Etymology

From Latin quasi. Compare Spanish casi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkaʒi/

### Adverb

kaji
* almost

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* کاجي

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kad͡ʒi/
* Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi, -d͡ʒi, -i
* Hyphenation: ka‧ji

### Etymology 1

Possibly from Old Javanese aji (“scripture”).

#### Noun

kaji (Jawi spelling کاجي, plural kaji-kaji, informal 1st possessive kajiku, 2nd possessive kajimu, 3rd possessive kajinya)
* lesson, study
* branch of study
* investigation

##### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* kajian [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
* mengaji [agent focus] (meN-)
* mengajikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* pengajian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + repetition / reciprocity] (peN- + -an)
* terkaji [agentless action] (teR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* mengkaji
* pengkaji
* pengkajian
* ulang kaji

### Etymology 2

Unknown.

#### Noun

kaji (Jawi spelling کاجي)
* Plectorhynchus spp.

### Further reading

* “kaji” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Yosondúa Mixtec
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Adverb

kaji
* clearly

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *káxíʔ.

#### Verb

kaji
* (ambitransitive) eat

##### Derived terms

* skaji

### References

* Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 23