gia

gia

See also: già, giá, giả, giã, ĝia, gi'a, and Gia

Hiligaynon

Noun

gia

1. guide, leader, founder

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English gear.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

gia (n class, plural gia)

1. gear

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English gear.

Noun

gia

1. gear

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 加.

Verb

gia

1. (chiefly in compounds) to increase, to add

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 家

Suffix

gia

1. (Chinese fiction) lineage
   • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):

     Dương huynh, ngươi dùng thương pháp dương gia thì ngọn đinh ba kia cũng hợp.

     Mr Yáng, you fight the spear in the style of the Yáng lineage, making the trident over there appropriate.

Anagrams

• gai