kaija

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯j(ː)ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑijɑ Syllabification(key): kai‧ja Hyphenation(key): kai‧ja === Etymology 1 === Abbreviated from papukaija (“parrot”). ==== Noun ==== kaija parrot, racquet-tail, parakeet (used in common names of numerous parrot species) (zoology, in the plural) Psittacula (genus of parakeet) ===== Declension ===== ===== Hypernyms ===== papukaija ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Swedish kaj (“quay, wharf”). ==== Noun ==== kaija (slang) (nautical) quay ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === Variant of kajava. ==== Noun ==== kaija (dialectal, Southwest Finnish, Satakunta, Tavastia, Uusimaa) kittiwake (a seabird) ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== kajava === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== kaija alternative form of gaija (“guy, guyline”) ===== Declension ===== == Latvian == === Alternative forms === (poetic) kaiva === Etymology === Ultimately a sound-symbolic word, based on the seagull's squawk (kai, ke; cf. Russian чайка (čajka)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kāīja] === Noun === kaija f (4th declension) gull, seagull (sea bird of family Laridae, especially genus Larus) kaiju bars ― a flock of gulls kaiju dzimta ― the gull family (= Laridae) kaijas un albatrosi milzīgiem bariem aplido kuģi ― gulls and albatrosses flew around the ship in huge groups ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== kajaks ==== See also ==== kaiva f === References ===