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caja

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (feminine) box, case
  2. (feminine) bank
  3. (feminine) cash desk
  4. (feminine) cash register, register, cash box
  5. (feminine) gearbox
  6. (feminine) snare drum
  7. (feminine) case

Pircarînî

A2
Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
ca‧ja
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈkaxa/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Probably borrowed from Catalan caixa or Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa. (Latin /-ps-/ yields palatal outcomes in the latter two, but not in Spanish; cf. Latin ipse > Sp. ese, Catalan eixe.) Related to English case and cash and, more distantly, Spanish quijada.

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