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maja

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See also: Maja, majá, māja, mājā, mają, and Mają

Cebuano

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Noun

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maja

  1. a pudding, usually made using cornstarch and coconut milk

Dalmatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin mea, feminine of meus.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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maja f (masculine mi)

  1. mine; first-person feminine singular possessive pronoun
  2. my

Dutch

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Interjection

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maja

  1. maar ja; anyway, anyhow

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *maja. Cognate with Finnish maja, Latvian māja (the direction of borrowing is not clear).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maja (genitive maja, partitive maja)

  1. house

Declension

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Declension of maja (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative maja majad
accusative nom.
gen. maja
genitive majade
partitive maja maju
majasid
illative majja
majasse
majadesse
majusse
inessive majas majades
majus
elative majast majadest
majust
allative majale majadele
majule
adessive majal majadel
majul
ablative majalt majadelt
majult
translative majaks majadeks
majuks
terminative majani majadeni
essive majana majadena
abessive majata majadeta
comitative majaga majadega

Derived terms

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *maja. Cognate with Estonian maja and also Latvian māja.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑjɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝jɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): ma‧ja

Noun

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maja

  1. hut, cabin, shack
  2. (literary) house, residence

Declension

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Inflection of maja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative maja majat
genitive majan majojen
partitive majaa majoja
illative majaan majoihin
singular plural
nominative maja majat
accusative nom. maja majat
gen. majan
genitive majan majojen
majain rare
partitive majaa majoja
inessive majassa majoissa
elative majasta majoista
illative majaan majoihin
adessive majalla majoilla
ablative majalta majoilta
allative majalle majoille
essive majana majoina
translative majaksi majoiksi
abessive majatta majoitta
instructive majoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative majani majani
accusative nom. majani majani
gen. majani
genitive majani majojeni
majaini rare
partitive majaani majojani
inessive majassani majoissani
elative majastani majoistani
illative majaani majoihini
adessive majallani majoillani
ablative majaltani majoiltani
allative majalleni majoilleni
essive majanani majoinani
translative majakseni majoikseni
abessive majattani majoittani
instructive
comitative majoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative majasi majasi
accusative nom. majasi majasi
gen. majasi
genitive majasi majojesi
majaisi rare
partitive majaasi majojasi
inessive majassasi majoissasi
elative majastasi majoistasi
illative majaasi majoihisi
adessive majallasi majoillasi
ablative majaltasi majoiltasi
allative majallesi majoillesi
essive majanasi majoinasi
translative majaksesi majoiksesi
abessive majattasi majoittasi
instructive
comitative majoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative majamme majamme
accusative nom. majamme majamme
gen. majamme
genitive majamme majojemme
majaimme rare
partitive majaamme majojamme
inessive majassamme majoissamme
elative majastamme majoistamme
illative majaamme majoihimme
adessive majallamme majoillamme
ablative majaltamme majoiltamme
allative majallemme majoillemme
essive majanamme majoinamme
translative majaksemme majoiksemme
abessive majattamme majoittamme
instructive
comitative majoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative majanne majanne
accusative nom. majanne majanne
gen. majanne
genitive majanne majojenne
majainne rare
partitive majaanne majojanne
inessive majassanne majoissanne
elative majastanne majoistanne
illative majaanne majoihinne
adessive majallanne majoillanne
ablative majaltanne majoiltanne
allative majallenne majoillenne
essive majananne majoinanne
translative majaksenne majoiksenne
abessive majattanne majoittanne
instructive
comitative majoinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Noun

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maja f (genitive singular möju, nominative plural möjur)

  1. house, cabin, place of living

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay maja, from Old Javanese maja (Aegle marmelos), probably from Prakrit majja (intoxicant, wine, spirits), from Sanskrit मद्य (madya, intoxicating drink).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maja (plural maja-maja)

  1. (botany) bael, wood apple (Aegle marmelos)
  2. (botany) wood apple, elephant apple (Limonia acidissima)
    Synonym: kawista

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *maja. Cognates include Finnish maja (hut) and Estonian maja (house).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maja

  1. tent
  2. (dialectal) house

Declension

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Declension of maja (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative maja majat
genitive majan maijoin
partitive maijaa majoja
illative maijaa maijoi
inessive majas majois
elative majast majoist
allative majalle majoille
adessive majal majoil
ablative majalt majoilt
translative majaks majoiks
essive majanna, maijaan majoinna, maijoin
exessive1) majant majoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 292

Mauritian Creole

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Alternative forms

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  • maza

Etymology

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From Hindi मज़ा (mazā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maja

  1. fun
    Synonym: lamizman
  2. joy, pleasure
    Synonyms: lazwa, plezir

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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maja m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of maje

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: ma‧ja
  • Homophone: Maja

Noun

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maja m

  1. genitive singular of maj

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaxa/ [ˈma.xa]
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: ma‧ja

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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maja

  1. feminine singular of majo

Etymology 2

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Verb

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maja

  1. inflection of majar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Vilamovian

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Noun

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maja m

  1. May

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *maja.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maja

  1. house, home
  2. shelter

Inflection

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Declension of maja (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative maja majad
genitive maja majojõ, majoi
partitive majja majoitõ, majoi
illative majjasõ, majja majoisõ
inessive majaz majoiz
elative majassõ majoissõ
allative majalõ majoilõ
adessive majallõ majoillõ
ablative majaltõ majoiltõ
translative majassi majoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “maja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn