tjej

Swedish

Alternative forms

• tjeja

Etymology

Attested since 1851. From Tavringer Romani tjej, from Romani ćhaj (“girl”), a feminine form of ćhavo (“boy”). Derived from the root found in the Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva), corresponding to Pali chāpa (“the young of an animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕɛj/
• Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

tjej c

1. (colloquial) girl, gal

   Synonyms: flicka, tös, brud

   Några tjejer från gymnasiet gick runt i affären.

   Some girls from the local high school were browsing in the store.

2. (colloquial) A (usually younger) adult female person

   Synonyms: kvinna, brud

   Det var bara vi tjejer i 50-årsåldern där.

   It was only us gals in our 50s there.

3. (colloquial) girlfriend

   Synonyms: flickvän, brud

   Imorgon ska mina kompisar få träffa min nya tjej.

   Tomorrow my friends are going to meet my new girlfriend.

Declension

Declension of tjej
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tjej	tjejen	tjejer	tjejerna
Genitive	tjejs	tjejens	tjejers	tjejernas

Derived terms

• tjejbacill
• tjejfest
• tjejfotboll
• tjejidrott
• tjejig
• tjejkast
• tjejmiddag
• tjejsnack
• tjejtjusare
• tjejtokig

 

Descendants

• → Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjei, kei
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjei, kei

References

• tjej in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tjej in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tjej in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Gerd Carling (2005) “tjej”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 104

Traveller Norwegian

Alternative forms

• kjei
• tjei

Etymology

From Romani ćhaj (“girl”), a feminine form of ćhavo (“boy”).

Noun

tjej

1. a girl

See also

• kjei
• tjei