ganja
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.
Pronunciation edit
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡæn.dʒə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/
Noun edit
ganja (uncountable)
- (slang, especially India, Singapore, Caribbean) Marijuana, as used for smoking.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
- 2009, “Must Be the Ganja”, in Relapse, performed by Eminem:
- It must be the ganja, it's the marijuana / That's creeping up on me, why I'm so high
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Afrikaans: ganja
- → English: gunja
- → Tiwi: kanja
- → French: ganja
- → German: Ganja
- → Italian: gangia
- → Japanese: ガンジャ (ganja)
- → Portuguese: ganja
- → Serbo-Croatian: га̑нџа, gȃndža, га̏нџа, gȁndža
- → Spanish: ganya
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Probably borrowed from English ganja, from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ganja (uncountable)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ganja (slang)
Declension edit
Inflection of ganja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ganja | ganjat | ||
genitive | ganjan | ganjojen | ||
partitive | ganjaa | ganjoja | ||
illative | ganjaan | ganjoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ganja | ganjat | ||
accusative | nom. | ganja | ganjat | |
gen. | ganjan | |||
genitive | ganjan | ganjojen ganjain rare | ||
partitive | ganjaa | ganjoja | ||
inessive | ganjassa | ganjoissa | ||
elative | ganjasta | ganjoista | ||
illative | ganjaan | ganjoihin | ||
adessive | ganjalla | ganjoilla | ||
ablative | ganjalta | ganjoilta | ||
allative | ganjalle | ganjoille | ||
essive | ganjana | ganjoina | ||
translative | ganjaksi | ganjoiksi | ||
abessive | ganjatta | ganjoitta | ||
instructive | — | ganjoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay ganja, from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Noun edit
ganja (first-person possessive ganjaku, second-person possessive ganjamu, third-person possessive ganjanya)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Javanese ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja) and Sundanese [Term?], from Old Javanese gañja.
Noun edit
ganja (first-person possessive ganjaku, second-person possessive ganjamu, third-person possessive ganjanya)
Synonyms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Madurese [Term?].
Adjective edit
ganja
- A teenager's voice as it becomes heavier during puberty
Further reading edit
- “ganja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ganja (Jawi spelling ݢنجا, informal 1st possessive ganjaku, 2nd possessive ganjamu, 3rd possessive ganjanya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: ganja (“marijuana”)
Further reading edit
- “ganja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒɐ
- Hyphenation: gan‧ja
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Kimbundu nganji.
Noun edit
ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Noun edit
ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)
- (slang) marijuana
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:canábis
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ganja (n class, plural ganja)
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ganja (definite accusative ganjayı, plural ganjalar)
Declension edit
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Definite accusative | ganjayı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | ganja | ganjalar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | ganjayı | ganjaları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | ganjaya | ganjalara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | ganjada | ganjalarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | ganjadan | ganjalardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | ganjanın | ganjaların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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