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maja
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Albanian
Noun
maja
- inflection of majë:
Cebuano
Noun
maja
- a pudding, usually made using cornstarch and coconut milk
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Pronoun
maja f (masculine mi)
Dutch
Interjection
maja
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maja. Cognate with Finnish maja, Latvian māja (the direction of borrowing is not clear).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
Noun
maja (genitive maja, partitive maja)
Declension
Derived terms
- elumaja
- kaubamaja
- koolimaja
- kultuurimaja
- rahvamaja
- vallamaja
- võõrastemaja
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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maja. Cognate with Estonian maja and also Latvian māja.
Pronunciation
Noun
maja
Declension
Derived terms
compounds
- alppimaja
- autiomaja
- erakkomaja
- erämaja
- havumaja
- hiihtomaja
- hirsimaja
- huvimaja
- ilmestysmaja
- kalamaja
- karjamaja
- lehtimaja
- lumimaja
- maamaja
- Majalahti
- Majamaa
- Majamäki
- Majaniemi
- majanmuutto
- majapaikka
- majatalo
- metsästysmaja
- nuorisomaja
- olkimaja
- puumaja
- puutarhamaja
- päämaja
- retkeilymaja
- risumaja
- savimaja
- telttamaja
- tomumaja
- tunturimaja
- turvemaja
- ulkoilumaja
- vierasmaja
- viikonloppumaja
- vuoristomaja
- yömaja
Further reading
- “maja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
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Icelandic
Noun
maja f (genitive singular möju, nominative plural möjur)
- house, cabin, place of living
Declension
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay maja, from Old Javanese maja (“Aegle marmelos”), probably from Prakrit majja (“intoxicant, wine, spirits”), from Sanskrit मद्य (madya, “intoxicating drink”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (botany) bael, wood apple (Aegle marmelos)
- (botany) wood apple, elephant apple (Limonia acidissima)
- Synonym: kawista
Further reading
- “maja” 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.
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maja. Cognates include Finnish maja (“hut”) and Estonian maja (“house”).
Pronunciation
Noun
maja
Declension
Synonyms
- (house): talo
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 292
Mauritian Creole
Alternative forms
- maza
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
maja
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
maja m or f
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
maja m
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
maja
Etymology 2
Verb
maja
- inflection of majar:
Vilamovian
Noun
maja m
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maja.
Pronunciation
Noun
maja
Inflection
References
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “maja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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