maje

See also: majé, majë, and мае

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmajɛ]
• Rhymes: -ajɛ
• Hyphenation: ma‧je

Verb

maje

1. masculine singular present transgressive of mít

Synonyms

• vlastně

Related terms

• majíc

 

Mapudungun

Noun

maje (Raguileo spelling)

1. paternal uncle
2. nephew

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Shortened form of svartemarje (“Black Maria”).

Noun

maje f or m (definite singular maja or majen, indefinite plural majer, definite plural majene)

1. Black Maria

Synonyms

• marje
• svartemarje

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.jɛ/
• Rhymes: -ajɛ
• Syllabification: ma‧je

Noun

maje m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of maj

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaxe/ [ˈma.xe]
• Rhymes: -axe
• Syllabification: ma‧je

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

maje

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) dude! (said to a man)

   Synonyms: (El Salvador, Costa Rica) mae, (Mexico) güey, (Mexico) carnal, (Venezuela) pana, (Argentina) pibe, (Argentina) loco, (Spain) tío

   Maje, ¿vas a venir ahora o no?

   Dude, are you coming today or not?

Adjective

maje m or f (masculine and feminine plural majes)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) idiot, stupid (said about a man)

   Synonyms: tonto, estúpido, idiota, (Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) menso

   No seas tan maje; ya deja de hacer eso.

   Don't be so stupid, stop doing that.

Noun

maje m (plural majes)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) guy (pejorative, slightly insulting)

   Synonyms: tipo, hombre; see also Thesaurus:tío

   Mira al maje que va caminando ahí.

   Look at that guy who's walking over there.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maje

1. inflection of majar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “maje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “maje” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010

Swedish

Alternative forms

• majje

Etymology

From magister (“male teacher”).

Noun

maje c

1. (slang, dated) a male teacher

   att gå till majen och skvallra

   to go to the teacher and squeal

Usage notes

Countable, but the plural form is unattested.

Declension

Declension of maje

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	maje	majes
	definite	majen	majens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—