kajji
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɑttʲi]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kætʲtʲij/
- Bender phonemes: {kajjiy}
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese キャッチャ (kyatcha), itself borrowed from English catcher, agentive of catch, from Middle English cacchen, from Anglo-Norman cachier, from Late Latin captiāre, present active infinitive of captiō, from Latin captō, frequentative of capiō. Doublet of kiaaj and kiaj.
Noun
kajji
- a baseball catcher
Synonyms
- kiaaj
- kiaj
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary