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Etymology edit

Attested since 1851. From Tavringer Romani tjej, from Romani ćhaj (girl), a feminine form of ćhavo (boy). Derived from the root found in the Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva), corresponding to Pali chāpa (the young of an animal).

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Noun edit

tjej c

  1. (colloquial) girl, gal
    Synonyms: flicka, tös, brud
    Några tjejer från gymnasiet gick runt i affären.
    Some girls from the local high school were browsing in the store.
  2. (colloquial) A (usually younger) adult female person
    Synonyms: kvinna, brud
    Det var bara vi tjejer i 50-årsåldern där.
    It was only us gals in our 50s there.
  3. (colloquial) girlfriend
    Synonyms: flickvän, brud
    Imorgon ska mina kompisar få träffa min nya tjej.
    Tomorrow my friends are going to meet my new girlfriend.

Declension edit

Declension of tjej 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjej tjejen tjejer tjejerna
Genitive tjejs tjejens tjejers tjejernas

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Etymology edit

From Romani ćhaj (girl), a feminine form of ćhavo (boy).

Noun edit

tjej

  1. a girl

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