Common Lexeme

hajwe

Keywords: transportation

Pronunciation (IPA): 'haj.we 
Part of Speech: term noun 
Class:  
Forms: hajwe, hajwes 
Glosses: highway, major road, easy, obvious 

Description:

The term 'hajwe' was borrwed from English sometime during the middle period and means the same thing as the English word highway', a major road for long-distance travel.'The modifier form 'hajwes' is hard to translate but means something like obvious or easy. It is like taking ythe highway, doing something in the obvious, easy way and following the rules. As such, it can have both complimentary and pejorative tones.

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