[ˈasəɡʌɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a slender, iron-tipped, hardwood spear used chiefly by southern African peoples

- a South African tree of the dogwood family, which yields hard timber


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from obsolete French azagaie or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic az-zaġāyah, from az, al ‘the’ + Berber zaġāyah ‘spear’

[ˈasəɡʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- wound or kill with an assegai
(e.g: he was a very brave man but he was eventually assegaied)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from obsolete French azagaie or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic az-zaġāyah, from az, al ‘the’ + Berber zaġāyah ‘spear’