Common Lexeme

kaj

Keywords: people, family

Pronunciation (IPA): kaj 
Part of Speech: term noun 
Class:  
Forms: kaj 
Glosses: guy, person 

Description:

The term 'kaj' is generally only used as a noun, and is a general word that means any human, but typically an adult. It has a casual and hence mildly negative or disrespectul connotation, unless used with familiars and intimates. It was borrowed in the late early period form the English word 'guy' but today does not have a masculine connotation. It can take any typical gender modifier, but generally doesn't.

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