majas

See also: Majas, majás, mājas, and mājās

Estonian

Noun

majas

1. inessive singular of maja

Indonesian

Etymology

Derived from Arabic مَجَاز (majāz, “metaphor, allegory, figurative speech”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmad͡ʒas/ [ˈma.d͡ʒas]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒas
• Syllabification: ma‧jas

Noun

majas (plural majas-majas)

1. (rhetoric) metaphor, figure of speech

   Synonyms: kiasan, gaya bahasa

Further reading

• “majas” 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.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaxas/ [ˈma.xas]
• Rhymes: -axas
• Syllabification: ma‧jas

Etymology 1

Adjective

majas

1. feminine plural of majo

Etymology 2

Verb

majas

1. second-person singular present indicative of majar