jaio

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Basque

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯o/ [ɟai̯.o]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xai̯o/ [xai̯.o]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒai̯o/ [d͡ʒai̯.o]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jai̯o/ [jai̯.o]

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  • Rhymes: -ai̯o
  • Hyphenation: jai‧o

Verb

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jaio da (imperfect participle jaiotzen, future participle jaioko, short form jaio, verbal noun jaiotze)

  1. to be born
    Bere semea jaio berri dago.
    His son has just been born.
  2. to grow, sprout
    Synonyms: erne, irten, sortu
    Belar txarrak jaio dira ortuan.
    Weeds have grown in the orchard.
  3. to hatch
  4. to originate, spring up, erupt

Further reading

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  • jaio”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • jaio”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005