Gajdy (f) (plurale tantum)
Bagpipe: any type (even if foreign to the local tradition)
From Arabic غيدا (ghaidā [gentle]) ?; Also used as a generic term for all kinds of bagpipes, Slovak or otherwise; In »Airs du temps« erroneously defined as a Croatian name.
NB: ➺ homonyms, &c. (incl. Gaida and Gaita).
Gajdy
Gagdy, Gaida, Gajda, Gajde, Gajdence, Gajdičky, Ğaydence / Gaydence, Ğaydičky / Gaydičky, Ğaydy, Gejdy, Koza, Kozička, Šutky
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