aje

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aje"

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French âgé (old).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʒe/

Adjective

aje

  1. old

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Colloquial contraction of sahaja.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈad͡ʒə/ [ˈa.d͡ʒə]
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒə,
  • Hyphenation: a‧je

Adverb

aje (Jawi spelling ايدجي)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of sahaja (only; just; merely).
    Synonyms: hanya, cuma
    “Saya nak turun sekejap aje,” bisiknya.
    “I want to go down for just a moment,” he whispered.
    Itu aje yang saya tahu.
    That is all (only that) I know.

Further reading

  • "aje" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Marshallese

Pronunciation

Noun

aje (construct form ajein, person noun ri-aje)

  1. a drum

References

Pamona

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qazay.

Noun

aje

  1. chin

Spanish

Verb

aje

  1. inflection of ajar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.d͡ʒé/

Noun

ajé

  1. wealth, money; economic success
    Synonyms: owó, ọrọ̀

Derived terms

  • Ajé (female deity of wealth)