taja

See also: Taja, tajá, tajà, tajâ, tajā, tają, and тая

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Etymology

tajo (“Thai person”) +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: ta‧ja

Adjective

taja (accusative singular tajan, plural tajaj, accusative plural tajajn)

1. Thai
2. (la taja) clipping of la taja lingvo (“the Thai language”)

Related terms

• tajlanda

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tadʒaʔ/

Conjunction

taja

1. although, even though
2. even if

Javanese

Romanization

taja

1. dated spelling of taya, romanization of ꦠꦪ

Latvian

Noun

taja m

1. genitive singular of tajs

Pipil

Alternative forms

• taha

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtaha/

Pronoun

taja

1. (personal) you, second person singular pronoun.

   Taja tay tikwaj?

   What did you eat?

See also

Pipil personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			naja	tejemet
2nd person			taja	anmejemet
3rd person			yaja	yejemet

• ti- (subject marker)
• metz- (object marker)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaxa/ [ˈt̪a.xa]
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ta‧ja

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tajar.

Noun

taja m (plural tajas)

1. frame of sticks for carrying loads
2. (León, Palencia) washboard
3. (rare) cut, distribution
4. (rare) tally
5. (historical, obsolete) talla (former feudal or royal tribute)

Etymology 2

Clipping of tajalápiz.

Noun

taja m (plural tajas)

1. (Asturias) pencil sharpener

   Synonyms: tajalápiz, sacapuntas

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

taja

1. inflection of tajar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “taja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-taja (infinitive kutaja)

1. to mention
2. to announce

Conjugation

Conjugation of -taja
Positive present -nataja Subjunctive -taje Negative -taji Imperative singular taja
Infinitives
Positive kutaja Negative kutotaja
Imperatives
Singular taja Plural tajeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutaja Positive past positive subject concord + -litaja Negative past negative subject concord + -kutaja
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nataja) Singular Plural 1st person ninataja/nataja tunataja 2nd person unataja mnataja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anataja wanataja other classes positive subject concord + -nataja
Negative present (negative subject concord + -taji) Singular Plural 1st person sitaji hatutaji 2nd person hutaji hamtaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hataji hawataji other classes negative subject concord + -taji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tataja Negative future negative subject concord + -tataja
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -taje) Singular Plural 1st person nitaje tutaje 2nd person utaje mtaje 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ataje wataje other classes positive subject concord + -taje
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitaje Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetaja Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetaja Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitaja Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitaja
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ataja) Singular Plural 1st person nataja twataja 2nd person wataja mwataja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ataja wataja m-mi(III/IV) wataja yataja ji-ma(V/VI) lataja yataja ki-vi(VII/VIII) chataja vyataja n(IX/X) yataja zataja u(XI) wataja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwataja pa(XVI) pataja mu(XVIII) mwataja
Perfect positive subject concord + -metaja "Already" positive subject concord + -meshataja "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jataja "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitaja "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotaja Consecutive kataja / positive subject concord + -kataja Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kataje
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitaja -tutaja 2nd person -kutaja -wataja/-kutajeni/-watajeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtaja -wataja m-mi(III/IV) -utaja -itaja ji-ma(V/VI) -litaja -yataja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitaja -vitaja n(IX/X) -itaja -zitaja u(XI) -utaja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutaja pa(XVI) -pataja mu(XVIII) -mutaja Reflexive -jitaja
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -taja- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tajaye -tajao m-mi(III/IV) -tajao -tajayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tajalo -tajayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tajacho -tajavyo n(IX/X) -tajayo -tajazo u(XI) -tajao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tajako pa(XVI) -tajapo mu(XVIII) -tajamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -taja) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetaja -otaja m-mi(III/IV) -otaja -yotaja ji-ma(V/VI) -lotaja -yotaja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotaja -vyotaja n(IX/X) -yotaja -zotaja u(XI) -otaja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotaja pa(XVI) -potaja mu(XVIII) -motaja
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -tajia
  • Causative: -tajisha
  • Passive: -tajwa
  • Reciprocal: -tajana
  • Stative: -tajika

Swedish

Alternative forms

• tajja

Verb

taja (present tajar, preterite tajade, supine tajat, imperative taja)

1. (slang, usually intransitive) to jerk off (masturbate)

   Synonym: runka

Conjugation

Conjugation of taja (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	taja		tajas
supine	tajat		tajats
imperative	taja		—
imper. plural1	tajen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tajar	tajade	tajas	tajades
ind. plural1	taja	tajade	tajas	tajades
subjunctive2	taje	tajade	tajes	tajades
present participle		tajande
past participle		tajad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• taj (“a wank”)

References

• Fula Ordboken

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.d͡ʒa]

Verb

taja

1. (transitive) to chew

Conjugation

Conjugation of taja

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totaja	fotaja	mitaja
2nd person		notaja	nitaja
3rd person	masculine	otaja	itaja yotaja (archaic)
	feminine	motaja
	neuter	itaja

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh