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joia.

joy

4 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʒo̞.jə]Northern[ˈʒɔ.jə]Balearic, Central[ˈd͡ʒɔ.ja]Valencia[ˈʒɔ.ja]Northwestern

  1. joy

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium (“joy”).

noun[ˈʒo̞.jə]Northern[ˈʒɔ.jə]Balearic, Central[ˈd͡ʒɔ.ja]Valencia[ˈʒɔ.ja]Northwestern

  1. jewel

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan joiell, borrowed from Old French joiel, from Vulgar Latin *jocale (“graceful object”), from Latin iocus (“game; playing; joke”).

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