malja

From Proto-Finnic *malja (compare Karelian malja, Ludian mallʹ, Veps mal), possibly borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*mālia-) (compare Old Norse mǽlir).

malja

goblet, cup, chalice (drinking vessel with a foot and stem)
Pythagoraan malja ― Pythagorean cup
- 1933, The Holy Bible, Psalms 23:5:
  Sinä valmistat minulle pöydän minun vihollisteni silmien eteen. Sinä voitelet minun pääni öljyllä; minun maljani on ylitsevuotavainen.
  Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
bowl (hemispherical container, particularly a tall bowl)
cup (type of trophy)
cup (tarot suit)
cup (that which is to be received or endured)
a serving of (usually) alcoholic drink, especially when drunk for friendship or someone's health; a toast
juoda jonkun malja ― to pledge

Haluaisitteko juoda maljani, herra?
Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir?
ellipsis of kastemalja (“(baptismal) font”)
(tarot, in the plural, usually capitalized) cups

More information nominative, genitive ...

Inflection of malja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative	malja	maljat
genitive	maljan	maljojen
partitive	maljaa	maljoja
illative	maljaan	maljoihin
	singular	plural
nominative	malja	maljat
accusative	nom.	malja	maljat
gen.	maljan
genitive	maljan	maljojen maljain ^rare
partitive	maljaa	maljoja
inessive	maljassa	maljoissa
elative	maljasta	maljoista
illative	maljaan	maljoihin
adessive	maljalla	maljoilla
ablative	maljalta	maljoilta
allative	maljalle	maljoille
essive	maljana	maljoina
translative	maljaksi	maljoiksi
abessive	maljatta	maljoitta
instructive	—	maljoin
comitative	See the possessive forms below.

More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Possessive forms of malja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		maljani	maljani
accusative	nom.	maljani	maljani
accusative	gen.	maljani	maljani
genitive		maljani	maljojeni maljaini ^rare
partitive		maljaani	maljojani
inessive		maljassani	maljoissani
elative		maljastani	maljoistani
illative		maljaani	maljoihini
adessive		maljallani	maljoillani
ablative		maljaltani	maljoiltani
allative		maljalleni	maljoilleni
essive		maljanani	maljoinani
translative		maljakseni	maljoikseni
abessive		maljattani	maljoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	maljoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		maljasi	maljasi
accusative	nom.	maljasi	maljasi
accusative	gen.	maljasi	maljasi
genitive		maljasi	maljojesi maljaisi ^rare
partitive		maljaasi	maljojasi
inessive		maljassasi	maljoissasi
elative		maljastasi	maljoistasi
illative		maljaasi	maljoihisi
adessive		maljallasi	maljoillasi
ablative		maljaltasi	maljoiltasi
allative		maljallesi	maljoillesi
essive		maljanasi	maljoinasi
translative		maljaksesi	maljoiksesi
abessive		maljattasi	maljoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	maljoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		maljamme	maljamme
accusative	nom.	maljamme	maljamme
accusative	gen.	maljamme	maljamme
genitive		maljamme	maljojemme maljaimme ^rare
partitive		maljaamme	maljojamme
inessive		maljassamme	maljoissamme
elative		maljastamme	maljoistamme
illative		maljaamme	maljoihimme
adessive		maljallamme	maljoillamme
ablative		maljaltamme	maljoiltamme
allative		maljallemme	maljoillemme
essive		maljanamme	maljoinamme
translative		maljaksemme	maljoiksemme
abessive		maljattamme	maljoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	maljoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		maljanne	maljanne
accusative	nom.	maljanne	maljanne
accusative	gen.	maljanne	maljanne
genitive		maljanne	maljojenne maljainne ^rare
partitive		maljaanne	maljojanne
inessive		maljassanne	maljoissanne
elative		maljastanne	maljoistanne
illative		maljaanne	maljoihinne
adessive		maljallanne	maljoillanne
ablative		maljaltanne	maljoiltanne
allative		maljallenne	maljoillenne
essive		maljananne	maljoinanne
translative		maljaksenne	maljoiksenne
abessive		maljattanne	maljoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	maljoinenne

Finnish

Declension of malja (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	malja	maljat
genitive	maljan	maljoin
partitive	maljaa	maljoja
illative	maljaa	maljoi
inessive	maljaas	maljois
elative	maljast	maljoist
allative	maljalle	maljoille
adessive	maljaal	maljoil
ablative	maljalt	maljoilt
translative	maljaks	maljoiks
essive	maljanna, maljaan	maljoinna, maljoin
exessive¹⁾	maljant	maljoint
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.