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xa.

already

2 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈʃa/[ˈʃa]
  1. already

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese ja, from Latin iam.

noun/ˈʃa/[ˈʃa]
  1. shah (title of Persian kings)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Persian شاه (šâh).

noun/ˈʃa/[ˈʃa]
  1. ghost, phantom

    feminine
  2. fairy

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From and older *jãa, from Latin Diāna. Cognate with Asturian xana, Old French gene, Romanian zână.

conj/ˈʃa/[ˈʃa]
  1. sometimes … sometimes

    Xa ri, xa chora.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese ja, from Latin iam.

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