maja

See also: Maja, majá, māja, mājā, mają, and Mają

Cebuano

Noun

maja

1. a pudding, usually made using cornstarch and coconut milk

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• maia

Etymology

From Latin mea, feminine of meus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaja/

Pronoun

maja f (masculine mi)

1. mine; first-person feminine singular possessive pronoun
2. my

Dutch

Interjection

maja

1. maar ja; anyway, anyhow

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)

1. house

Declension

Declension of maja (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	maja	majad
accusative	maja	majad
genitive	maja	majade
partitive	maja	maju majasid
illative	majja majasse	majadesse majusse
inessive	majas	majades majus
elative	majast	majadest majust
allative	majale	majadele majule
adessive	majal	majadel majul
ablative	majalt	majadelt majult
translative	majaks	majadeks majuks
terminative	majani	majadeni
essive	majana	majadena
abessive	majata	majadeta
comitative	majaga	majadega

Derived terms

• elumaja
• kaubamaja
• koolimaja
• kultuurimaja
• rahvamaja
• vallamaja
• võõrastemaja

 

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maja. Cognate with Estonian maja and also Latvian māja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ja

Noun

maja

1. hut, cabin, shack
2. (literary) house, residence

Declension

Inflection of maja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		maja	majat
genitive		majan	majojen
partitive		majaa	majoja
illative		majaan	majoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maja	majat
accusative	nom.	maja	majat
	gen.	majan
genitive		majan	majojen majainrare
partitive		majaa	majoja
inessive		majassa	majoissa
elative		majasta	majoista
illative		majaan	majoihin
adessive		majalla	majoilla
ablative		majalta	majoilta
allative		majalle	majoille
essive		majana	majoina
translative		majaksi	majoiksi
abessive		majatta	majoitta
instructive		—	majoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maja (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative majani majani accusative nom. majani majani gen. majani genitive majani majojeni majainirare partitive majaani majojani inessive majassani majoissani elative majastani majoistani illative majaani majoihini adessive majallani majoillani ablative majaltani majoiltani allative majalleni majoilleni essive majanani majoinani translative majakseni majoikseni abessive majattani majoittani instructive — — comitative — majoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative majasi majasi accusative nom. majasi majasi gen. majasi genitive majasi majojesi majaisirare partitive majaasi majojasi inessive majassasi majoissasi elative majastasi majoistasi illative majaasi majoihisi adessive majallasi majoillasi ablative majaltasi majoiltasi allative majallesi majoillesi essive majanasi majoinasi translative majaksesi majoiksesi abessive majattasi majoittasi instructive — — comitative — majoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative majamme majamme accusative nom. majamme majamme gen. majamme genitive majamme majojemme majaimmerare partitive majaamme majojamme inessive majassamme majoissamme elative majastamme majoistamme illative majaamme majoihimme adessive majallamme majoillamme ablative majaltamme majoiltamme allative majallemme majoillemme essive majanamme majoinamme translative majaksemme majoiksemme abessive majattamme majoittamme instructive — — comitative — majoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative majanne majanne accusative nom. majanne majanne gen. majanne genitive majanne majojenne majainnerare partitive majaanne majojanne inessive majassanne majoissanne elative majastanne majoistanne illative majaanne majoihinne adessive majallanne majoillanne ablative majaltanne majoiltanne allative majallenne majoillenne essive majananne majoinanne translative majaksenne majoiksenne abessive majattanne majoittanne instructive — — comitative — majoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative majansa majansa accusative nom. majansa majansa gen. majansa genitive majansa majojensa majainsarare partitive majaansa majojaan majojansa inessive majassaan majassansa majoissaan majoissansa elative majastaan majastansa majoistaan majoistansa illative majaansa majoihinsa adessive majallaan majallansa majoillaan majoillansa ablative majaltaan majaltansa majoiltaan majoiltansa allative majalleen majallensa majoilleen majoillensa essive majanaan majanansa majoinaan majoinansa translative majakseen majaksensa majoikseen majoiksensa abessive majattaan majattansa majoittaan majoittansa instructive — — comitative — majoineen majoinensa

Further reading

• “maja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• jama

Icelandic

Noun

maja f (genitive singular möju, nominative plural möjur)

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Declension

declension of maja

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maja	majan	möjur	möjurnar
accusative	möju	möjuna	möjur	möjurnar
dative	möju	möjunni	möjum	möjunum
genitive	möju	möjunnar	maja	majanna

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmad͡ʒa/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ja
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a

Noun

maja (plural maja-maja, first-person possessive majaku, second-person possessive majamu, third-person possessive majanya)

1. (botany) Aegle marmelos
2. (botany) Limonia acidissima

   Synonym: kawista

Further reading

• “maja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maja. Cognates include Finnish maja (“hut”) and Estonian maja (“house”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjɑ/, [ˈmɑjɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjɑ/, [ˈmɑjɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ja

Noun

maja

1. tent
2. (dialectal) house

Declension

Declension of maja (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	maja	majat
genitive	majan	maijoin
partitive	maijaa	majoja
illative	maijaa	maijoi
inessive	majas	majois
elative	majast	majoist
allative	majalle	majoille
adessive	majal	majoil
ablative	majalt	majoilt
translative	majaks	majoiks
essive	majanna, maijaan	majoinna, maijoin
exessive1)	majant	majoint
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.

Synonyms

• (house): talo

Derived terms

• alusmaja
• majamees
• öömaja

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 292

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• maza

Etymology

From Hindi मज़ा (mazā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /madʒa/, /məza/

Noun

maja

1. fun

   Synonym: lamizman

2. joy, pleasure

   Synonyms: lazwa, plezir

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• majen

Noun

maja m or f

1. definite feminine singular of maje

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ja/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ma‧ja
• Homophone: Maja

Noun

maja m

1. genitive singular of maj

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaxa/ [ˈma.xa]
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ma‧ja

Etymology 1

Adjective

maja

1. feminine singular of majo

Etymology 2

Verb

maja

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

Vilamovian

Noun

maja m

1. May

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maja.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑʝɑ/, [ˈmɑʝɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑʝɑ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ja

Noun

maja

1. house, home
2. shelter

Inflection

Declension of maja (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	maja	majad
genitive	maja	majojõ, majoi
partitive	majja	majoitõ, majoi
illative	majjasõ, majja	majoisõ
inessive	majaz	majoiz
elative	majassõ	majoissõ
allative	majalõ	majoilõ
adessive	majallõ	majoillõ
ablative	majaltõ	majoiltõ
translative	majassi	majoissi
*) 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

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “maja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn