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онај

Serbo-Croatianpron
Latinica: onaj ⇄one entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    that one (distal, farther away than denoted by та̑ј)
    • онај чов(ј)ек

      that man

    • пратите онај такси!

      follow that cab!

  2. 2.
    the (one)
    • гд(ј)е је онај други?

      where is the other guy?

    • онај с пушком?

      the one with the rifle?

  3. 3.
    idiomatic and figurative meanings
    • на овај или онај начин

      one way or the other

    • ово и оно

      this and that

    • кад оно

      and then after everything

Synonyms & related words

Related words (2)
  • о̀ва̄ј
  • та̑ј

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ + *jь. Akin to tȃj and о̀ва̄ј.

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