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alai.

joyous, happy

4 characters2 syllables approx.Euskara language

Meaning & usage

adj/alai̯/[a.lai̯]
  1. joyous, happy

Where this word comes from

There are two hypotheses concerning the origin of this word: * A back-formation from the adverb alaikiro (“happily, merrily”), itself from Latin alacer. * From Spanish alhaja (“jewel”), with the final -a being reinterpreted as an article.

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