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Kajkavian

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kaɪˈkɑːviən/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A South Slavic language or supradialect of Serbo-Croatian spoken in central Croatia.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A speaker of Kajkavian, or a native of northern Croatia.

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History

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian kajkavski, from the regional Serbo-Croatian interrogative pronoun kaj (“what”), which is used in that region instead of the standard što.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: kajkavský — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Dutch: kajkavisch — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Esperanto: kajkavia — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • German: kajkavisch — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • German: kajkawisch — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Italian: caicavo — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Italian: caicavico — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Russian: кайкавский (kajkavskij) — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀јкавскӣ — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàjkavskī — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Slovene: kājkavski — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Swedish: kajkavisk — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Spanish: kajkaviano — of or pertaining to Kajkavians or their language
  • Czech: kajkavština — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Dutch: Kajkavisch — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Esperanto: kajkavia — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • French: kaïkavien — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • German: Kajkavisch — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • German: Kajkawisch — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Hungarian: kaj nyelvjárá — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Hungarian: kaj nyelv — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Italian: caicavo — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Italian: caicavico — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Russian: кайкавский диалект (kajkavskij dialekt) — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Russian: кайкавское наречие (kajkavskoje narečije) — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Russian: кайкавский язык (kajkavskij jazyk) — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀јкавица — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀јкавскӣ — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: кајка́вштина — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàjkavica — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàjkavskī — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: kajkávština — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: kajkavščina — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: horvatski — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Serbo-Croatian: slovenski — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Slovene: kājkavščina — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Swedish: kajkaviska — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • Spanish: kajkaviano — South Slavic language or supradialect
  • German: Kajkaver — a speaker of Kajkavian
  • German: Kajkawer — a speaker of Kajkavian
  • German: Kajkaverin — a speaker of Kajkavian
  • German: Kajkawerin — a speaker of Kajkavian
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀јкавац — a speaker of Kajkavian
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀јка̄вка — a speaker of Kajkavian
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàjkavac — a speaker of Kajkavian
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàjkāvka — a speaker of Kajkavian
  • Slovene: kājkavec — a speaker of Kajkavian
  • Slovene: kājkavka — a speaker of Kajkavian