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paja

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See also: pajā, pajâ, and Pája

Estonian

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Noun

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paja

  1. genitive singular of pada

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝jɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): pa‧ja

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *paja. Cognates include Estonian paja, Ingrian paja, Karelian paja, Ludian paja, Livvi paja, Veps paja and Votic paja.

Noun

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paja

  1. smithy, forge
  2. workshop
    Synonym: työpaja
  3. (slang) workplace
    Synonym: työpaikka
    Olin pajalla koko viikonlopun.
    I spent the whole weekend at work.
Declension
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Inflection of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative paja pajat
genitive pajan pajojen
partitive pajaa pajoja
illative pajaan pajoihin
singular plural
nominative paja pajat
accusative nom. paja pajat
gen. pajan
genitive pajan pajojen
pajain rare
partitive pajaa pajoja
inessive pajassa pajoissa
elative pajasta pajoista
illative pajaan pajoihin
adessive pajalla pajoilla
ablative pajalta pajoilta
allative pajalle pajoille
essive pajana pajoina
translative pajaksi pajoiksi
abessive pajatta pajoitta
instructive pajoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pajani pajani
accusative nom. pajani pajani
gen. pajani
genitive pajani pajojeni
pajaini rare
partitive pajaani pajojani
inessive pajassani pajoissani
elative pajastani pajoistani
illative pajaani pajoihini
adessive pajallani pajoillani
ablative pajaltani pajoiltani
allative pajalleni pajoilleni
essive pajanani pajoinani
translative pajakseni pajoikseni
abessive pajattani pajoittani
instructive
comitative pajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pajasi pajasi
accusative nom. pajasi pajasi
gen. pajasi
genitive pajasi pajojesi
pajaisi rare
partitive pajaasi pajojasi
inessive pajassasi pajoissasi
elative pajastasi pajoistasi
illative pajaasi pajoihisi
adessive pajallasi pajoillasi
ablative pajaltasi pajoiltasi
allative pajallesi pajoillesi
essive pajanasi pajoinasi
translative pajaksesi pajoiksesi
abessive pajattasi pajoittasi
instructive
comitative pajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pajamme pajamme
accusative nom. pajamme pajamme
gen. pajamme
genitive pajamme pajojemme
pajaimme rare
partitive pajaamme pajojamme
inessive pajassamme pajoissamme
elative pajastamme pajoistamme
illative pajaamme pajoihimme
adessive pajallamme pajoillamme
ablative pajaltamme pajoiltamme
allative pajallemme pajoillemme
essive pajanamme pajoinamme
translative pajaksemme pajoiksemme
abessive pajattamme pajoittamme
instructive
comitative pajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pajanne pajanne
accusative nom. pajanne pajanne
gen. pajanne
genitive pajanne pajojenne
pajainne rare
partitive pajaanne pajojanne
inessive pajassanne pajoissanne
elative pajastanne pajoistanne
illative pajaanne pajoihinne
adessive pajallanne pajoillanne
ablative pajaltanne pajoiltanne
allative pajallenne pajoillenne
essive pajananne pajoinanne
translative pajaksenne pajoiksenne
abessive pajattanne pajoittanne
instructive
comitative pajoinenne
Derived terms
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compounds
Further reading
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Etymology 2

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Back-formation from pajauttaa

Noun

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paja (slang)

  1. marijuana
    Synonyms: see kannabis
Declension
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Inflection of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative paja pajat
genitive pajan pajojen
partitive pajaa pajoja
illative pajaan pajoihin
singular plural
nominative paja pajat
accusative nom. paja pajat
gen. pajan
genitive pajan pajojen
pajain rare
partitive pajaa pajoja
inessive pajassa pajoissa
elative pajasta pajoista
illative pajaan pajoihin
adessive pajalla pajoilla
ablative pajalta pajoilta
allative pajalle pajoille
essive pajana pajoina
translative pajaksi pajoiksi
abessive pajatta pajoitta
instructive pajoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pajani pajani
accusative nom. pajani pajani
gen. pajani
genitive pajani pajojeni
pajaini rare
partitive pajaani pajojani
inessive pajassani pajoissani
elative pajastani pajoistani
illative pajaani pajoihini
adessive pajallani pajoillani
ablative pajaltani pajoiltani
allative pajalleni pajoilleni
essive pajanani pajoinani
translative pajakseni pajoikseni
abessive pajattani pajoittani
instructive
comitative pajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pajasi pajasi
accusative nom. pajasi pajasi
gen. pajasi
genitive pajasi pajojesi
pajaisi rare
partitive pajaasi pajojasi
inessive pajassasi pajoissasi
elative pajastasi pajoistasi
illative pajaasi pajoihisi
adessive pajallasi pajoillasi
ablative pajaltasi pajoiltasi
allative pajallesi pajoillesi
essive pajanasi pajoinasi
translative pajaksesi pajoiksesi
abessive pajattasi pajoittasi
instructive
comitative pajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pajamme pajamme
accusative nom. pajamme pajamme
gen. pajamme
genitive pajamme pajojemme
pajaimme rare
partitive pajaamme pajojamme
inessive pajassamme pajoissamme
elative pajastamme pajoistamme
illative pajaamme pajoihimme
adessive pajallamme pajoillamme
ablative pajaltamme pajoiltamme
allative pajallemme pajoillemme
essive pajanamme pajoinamme
translative pajaksemme pajoiksemme
abessive pajattamme pajoittamme
instructive
comitative pajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pajanne pajanne
accusative nom. pajanne pajanne
gen. pajanne
genitive pajanne pajojenne
pajainne rare
partitive pajaanne pajojanne
inessive pajassanne pajoissanne
elative pajastanne pajoistanne
illative pajaanne pajoihinne
adessive pajallanne pajoillanne
ablative pajaltanne pajoiltanne
allative pajallenne pajoillenne
essive pajananne pajoinanne
translative pajaksenne pajoiksenne
abessive pajattanne pajoittanne
instructive
comitative pajoinenne

Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *paja. Cognates include Finnish paja and Estonian paja.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paja

  1. smithy, forge

Declension

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Declension of paja (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative paja pajat
genitive pajan paijoin
partitive paijaa pajoja
illative paijaa paijoi
inessive pajas pajois
elative pajast pajoist
allative pajalle pajoille
adessive pajal pajoil
ablative pajalt pajoilt
translative pajaks pajoiks
essive pajanna, paijaan pajoinna, paijoin
exessive1) pajant pajoint
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.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 376

Istriot

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (flour, dust); compare Venetan paja.

Noun

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paja

  1. straw (dried stalks of cereal plants)

Kashubian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.ja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: pa‧ja

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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paja f

  1. (derogatory) hand (especially a big one)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English pie.

Noun

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paja f

  1. (Canada, United States) pie

Further reading

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  • Stanislow Frymark (2020) “paja”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN
  • Sychta, Bernard (1970) “paja”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 4 (P – Ř), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 9
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “ręka”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ręka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish, from Latin palea (chaff), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (flour, dust).

Noun

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paja f (Latin spelling)

  1. hay

Makasar

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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paja (Lontara spelling ᨄᨍ)

  1. (anatomy) buttocks

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish paja, from Latin palea (chaff), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (flour, dust).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpaxa/ [ˈpa.xa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: pa‧ja

Noun

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paja f (plural pajas)

  1. (countable) straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant)
    Synonyms: bagazo, barcia
  2. (uncountable) straw (dried stalks considered collectively)
    Él tiene puesto un sombrero de paja.
    He is wearing a straw hat
    (literally, “a hat made of straw”)
  3. drinking straw
    Synonyms: pajita, popote, cañita
  4. (slang) wank, jerk off, handjob, masturbation
    Synonyms: pajilla, pajote
    Me hizo una paja muy rica en el coche mientras yo conducía.
    He/she gave me an awesome handjob in the car while I was driving.
  5. (colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela) lie, falsehood
    Todos los políticos hablan paja.
    All politicians tell lies.
  6. (Peru, slang) very good, great, excellent
    ¡Que canción paja tocaron en la radio!
    What a great song they played on the radio!
  7. (vulgar, uncountable, Argentina, Chile) laziness, tiredness, fatigue
    ¿Tenemos que caminar treinta cuadras? ¡Qué paja!
    We have to walk thirty blocks? But I'm so tired!
  8. (vulgar, uncountable, Chile) effort, a task, for example, that requires a lot of energy to complete.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: pagga

Further reading

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Swahili

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paja class V (plural mapaja class VI)

  1. thigh
    paja la kukuchicken thigh

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Tavringer Romani pagra, paggra (to break, to destroy), from Romani phag- (to break, to destroy). Related to Sanskrit भनक्ति (bhanakti, to break).

Verb

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paja (present pajar, preterite pajade, supine pajat, imperative paja)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to stop working, to become broken
    Diskmaskinen pajade nyss.
    The dishwasher just broke.
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to break, to cause to malfunction
    Jag har råkat paja min tv.
    I've accidentally broken my TV.
    Jag råkade paja vasen
    I accidentally broke the vase

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • paja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • Gerd Carling (2005) “paja”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 96

Venetan

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Etymology

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From Latin palea. Compare Italian paglia.

Noun

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paja f (plural paje)

  1. straw

Veps

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *paja.

Noun

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paja

  1. smithy, forge
  2. workshop, studio

Inflection

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Inflection of paja (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. paja
genitive sing. pajan
partitive sing. pajad
partitive plur. pajoid
singular plural
nominative paja pajad
accusative pajan pajad
genitive pajan pajoiden
partitive pajad pajoid
essive-instructive pajan pajoin
translative pajaks pajoikš
inessive pajas pajoiš
elative pajaspäi pajoišpäi
illative pajaha pajoihe
adessive pajal pajoil
ablative pajalpäi pajoilpäi
allative pajale pajoile
abessive pajata pajoita
comitative pajanke pajoidenke
prolative pajadme pajoidme
approximative I pajanno pajoidenno
approximative II pajannoks pajoidennoks
egressive pajannopäi pajoidennopäi
terminative I pajahasai pajoihesai
terminative II pajalesai pajoilesai
terminative III pajassai
additive I pajahapäi pajoihepäi
additive II pajalepäi pajoilepäi

References

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  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ателье, кузница”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *paja.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paja

  1. smithy

Inflection

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Declension of paja (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative paja pajad
genitive paja pajojõ, pajoi
partitive pajja pajoitõ, pajoi
illative pajjasõ, pajja pajoisõ
inessive pajaz pajoiz
elative pajassõ pajoissõ
allative pajalõ pajoilõ
adessive pajallõ pajoillõ
ablative pajaltõ pajoiltõ
translative pajassi pajoissi
*) 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) “paja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn