ganja
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡæn.dʒə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/
Noun[edit]
ganja (uncountable)
- (slang, especially India, Singapore, Caribbean) Marijuana, as used for smoking.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
- 2009, “Must Be the Ganja”, in Relapse, performed by Eminem:
- It must be the ganja, it's the marijuana / That's creeping up on me, why I'm so high
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Afrikaans: ganja
- → English: gunja
- → Tiwi: kanja
- → French: ganja
- → German: Ganja
- → Italian: gangia
- → Japanese: ガンジャ (ganja)
- → Portuguese: ganja
- → Serbo-Croatian: га̑нџа, gȃndža, га̏нџа, gȁndža
- → Spanish: ganya
Translations[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably borrowed from English ganja, from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ganja (uncountable)
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ganja (slang)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of ganja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ganja | ganjat | ||
genitive | ganjan | ganjojen | ||
partitive | ganjaa | ganjoja | ||
illative | ganjaan | ganjoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ganja | ganjat | ||
accusative | nom. | ganja | ganjat | |
gen. | ganjan | |||
genitive | ganjan | ganjojen ganjain rare | ||
partitive | ganjaa | ganjoja | ||
inessive | ganjassa | ganjoissa | ||
elative | ganjasta | ganjoista | ||
illative | ganjaan | ganjoihin | ||
adessive | ganjalla | ganjoilla | ||
ablative | ganjalta | ganjoilta | ||
allative | ganjalle | ganjoille | ||
essive | ganjana | ganjoina | ||
translative | ganjaksi | ganjoiksi | ||
abessive | ganjatta | ganjoitta | ||
instructive | — | ganjoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Malay ganja, from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Noun[edit]
ganja (first-person possessive ganjaku, second-person possessive ganjamu, third-person possessive ganjanya)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Javanese ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja) and Sundanese [Term?], from Old Javanese gañja.
Noun[edit]
ganja (first-person possessive ganjaku, second-person possessive ganjamu, third-person possessive ganjanya)
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From Madurese [Term?].
Adjective[edit]
ganja
- A teenager's voice as it becomes heavier during puberty
Further reading[edit]
- “ganja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ganja (Jawi spelling ݢنجا, informal 1st possessive ganjaku, 2nd possessive ganjamu, 3rd possessive ganjanya)
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: ganja (“marijuana”)
Further reading[edit]
- “ganja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒɐ
- Hyphenation: gan‧ja
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Kimbundu nganji.
Noun[edit]
ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Noun[edit]
ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)
- (slang) marijuana
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:canábis
Swahili[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ganja (n class, plural ganja)
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ganja (definite accusative ganjayı, plural ganjalar)
Declension[edit]
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Nominative | ganja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | ganjayı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | ganja | ganjalar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | ganjayı | ganjaları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | ganjaya | ganjalara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | ganjada | ganjalarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | ganjadan | ganjalardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | ganjanın | ganjaların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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