kaaz
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Jamaican Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaaz (plural kaaz dem, quantified kaaz)
- cause
- 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 17.2:
- Nobadi nofi luuz dem prapati widout gud kaaz.
- No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
- (literally, “Nobody shall lose their property without good cause.”)
Verb[edit]
kaaz
- to cause
- 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 23.1:
- […] protekshan fram tingz we wi kaaz dem fi no av no wok.
- […] protection against unemployment.
- (literally, “ […] protection from things that cause them to have no work.”)
Further reading[edit]
- kaaz at majstro.com
Votic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *kansassa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
kaaz
- with (one)
References[edit]
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kaaz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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