kanja

Japanese

Romanization

kanja

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんじゃ

Lower Sorbian

kanja

Alternative forms

• kańa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kaňa (“buzzard”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian kanja, Polish kania, Czech káně, Slovene kanja, and Belarusian каня (kanja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanʲa/

Noun

kanja f

1. (Western) marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Declension

declension of kanja

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kanja	kani	kanje
Genitive	kanje	kanjowu	kanjow
Dative	kani	kanjoma	kanjam
Accusative	kanju	kani	kanje
Instrumental	kanju	kanjoma	kanjami
Locative	kani	kanjoma	kanjach

References

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kańa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kanja”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Tiwi

Etymology

From English ganja (“weed/pot”), from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Noun

kanja

1. (New Tiwi) cannabis, marijuana

   Synonym: wupunga

References

• English — Tiwi Dictionary — Australian Society for Indigenous Languages (AuSIL)