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zai

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Singapore[t͡sai̯]

zai adjective: extremely skilled; talented.

Adjective

zai (not comparable)

  1. (Singapore) extremely skilled; talented.

zai meaning in Bengali

zai in Bengali

অত্যন্ত দক্ষ, প্রতিভাবান

Origin of zai

From Hokkien 在 (chāi, “steady”); likely a shortening of Hokkien 在穩 /在稳 (chāi-ún, “experienced and composed; safe; reliable; trustworthy”), in the sense of a person being solid, experienced, and collected under pressure.

Phrases with zai

Questions about zai

What does zai mean?
Zai means extremely skilled; talented.
What is zai in Bengali?
Zai in Bengali is অত্যন্ত দক্ষ, প্রতিভাবান. See Zai meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is zai?
Zai is an adjective.
How do you pronounce zai?
Zai is pronounced [t͡sai̯] (Singapore).

Words near zai in the dictionary

  1. Zahns
  2. Zahra
  3. Zahran
  4. Zahrani
  5. Zahras
  6. zai
  7. zaibatsu
  8. zaibatsus
  9. Zaid
  10. zaida
  11. zaide

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zai (page history and authors); zai (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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