paja

See also: pajā, pajâ, Pája, and Paja

Albanian

Noun

paja

  1. inflection of pajë:
    1. definite nominative singular
    2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Estonian

Noun

paja

  1. genitive singular of pada

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝jɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pa‧ja
  • Hyphenation(key): pa‧ja

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Finnic *paja. Cognates include Estonian paja, Ingrian paja, Karelian paja, Ludian paja, Livvi paja, Veps paja and Votic paja.

    Noun

    paja

    1. smithy, forge
    2. workshop, shop
      Synonym: työpaja
    3. (slang) workplace
      Synonym: työpaikka
      Olin pajalla koko viikonlopun.
      I spent the whole weekend at work.
    Declension
    Inflection of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    nominative paja pajat
    genitive pajan pajojen
    partitive pajaa pajoja
    illative pajaan pajoihin
    singular plural
    nominative paja pajat
    accusative nom. paja pajat
    gen. pajan
    genitive pajan pajojen
    pajain rare
    partitive pajaa pajoja
    inessive pajassa pajoissa
    elative pajasta pajoista
    illative pajaan pajoihin
    adessive pajalla pajoilla
    ablative pajalta pajoilta
    allative pajalle pajoille
    essive pajana pajoina
    translative pajaksi pajoiksi
    abessive pajatta pajoitta
    instructive — pajoin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative pajani pajani
    accusative nom. pajani pajani
    gen. pajani
    genitive pajani pajojeni
    pajaini rare
    partitive pajaani pajojani
    inessive pajassani pajoissani
    elative pajastani pajoistani
    illative pajaani pajoihini
    adessive pajallani pajoillani
    ablative pajaltani pajoiltani
    allative pajalleni pajoilleni
    essive pajanani pajoinani
    translative pajakseni pajoikseni
    abessive pajattani pajoittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — pajoineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative pajasi pajasi
    accusative nom. pajasi pajasi
    gen. pajasi
    genitive pajasi pajojesi
    pajaisi rare
    partitive pajaasi pajojasi
    inessive pajassasi pajoissasi
    elative pajastasi pajoistasi
    illative pajaasi pajoihisi
    adessive pajallasi pajoillasi
    ablative pajaltasi pajoiltasi
    allative pajallesi pajoillesi
    essive pajanasi pajoinasi
    translative pajaksesi pajoiksesi
    abessive pajattasi pajoittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — pajoinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative pajamme pajamme
    accusative nom. pajamme pajamme
    gen. pajamme
    genitive pajamme pajojemme
    pajaimme rare
    partitive pajaamme pajojamme
    inessive pajassamme pajoissamme
    elative pajastamme pajoistamme
    illative pajaamme pajoihimme
    adessive pajallamme pajoillamme
    ablative pajaltamme pajoiltamme
    allative pajallemme pajoillemme
    essive pajanamme pajoinamme
    translative pajaksemme pajoiksemme
    abessive pajattamme pajoittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — pajoinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative pajanne pajanne
    accusative nom. pajanne pajanne
    gen. pajanne
    genitive pajanne pajojenne
    pajainne rare
    partitive pajaanne pajojanne
    inessive pajassanne pajoissanne
    elative pajastanne pajoistanne
    illative pajaanne pajoihinne
    adessive pajallanne pajoillanne
    ablative pajaltanne pajoiltanne
    allative pajallenne pajoillenne
    essive pajananne pajoinanne
    translative pajaksenne pajoiksenne
    abessive pajattanne pajoittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — pajoinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative pajansa pajansa
    accusative nom. pajansa pajansa
    gen. pajansa
    genitive pajansa pajojensa
    pajainsa rare
    partitive pajaansa pajojaan
    pajojansa
    inessive pajassaan
    pajassansa     		pajoissaan
    pajoissansa
    elative pajastaan
    pajastansa     		pajoistaan
    pajoistansa
    illative pajaansa pajoihinsa
    adessive pajallaan
    pajallansa     		pajoillaan
    pajoillansa
    ablative pajaltaan
    pajaltansa     		pajoiltaan
    pajoiltansa
    allative pajalleen
    pajallensa     		pajoilleen
    pajoillensa
    essive pajanaan
    pajanansa     		pajoinaan
    pajoinansa
    translative pajakseen
    pajaksensa     		pajoikseen
    pajoiksensa
    abessive pajattaan
    pajattansa     		pajoittaan
    pajoittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — pajoineen
    pajoinensa
    Derived terms
    compounds
    Further reading

    Etymology 2

      Back-formation from pajauttaa.

      Noun

      paja (slang)

      1. marijuana
        Synonyms: see kannabis
      Declension
      Inflection of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
      nominative paja pajat
      genitive pajan pajojen
      partitive pajaa pajoja
      illative pajaan pajoihin
      singular plural
      nominative paja pajat
      accusative nom. paja pajat
      gen. pajan
      genitive pajan pajojen
      pajain rare
      partitive pajaa pajoja
      inessive pajassa pajoissa
      elative pajasta pajoista
      illative pajaan pajoihin
      adessive pajalla pajoilla
      ablative pajalta pajoilta
      allative pajalle pajoille
      essive pajana pajoina
      translative pajaksi pajoiksi
      abessive pajatta pajoitta
      instructive — pajoin
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative pajani pajani
      accusative nom. pajani pajani
      gen. pajani
      genitive pajani pajojeni
      pajaini rare
      partitive pajaani pajojani
      inessive pajassani pajoissani
      elative pajastani pajoistani
      illative pajaani pajoihini
      adessive pajallani pajoillani
      ablative pajaltani pajoiltani
      allative pajalleni pajoilleni
      essive pajanani pajoinani
      translative pajakseni pajoikseni
      abessive pajattani pajoittani
      instructive — —
      comitative — pajoineni
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative pajasi pajasi
      accusative nom. pajasi pajasi
      gen. pajasi
      genitive pajasi pajojesi
      pajaisi rare
      partitive pajaasi pajojasi
      inessive pajassasi pajoissasi
      elative pajastasi pajoistasi
      illative pajaasi pajoihisi
      adessive pajallasi pajoillasi
      ablative pajaltasi pajoiltasi
      allative pajallesi pajoillesi
      essive pajanasi pajoinasi
      translative pajaksesi pajoiksesi
      abessive pajattasi pajoittasi
      instructive — —
      comitative — pajoinesi
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative pajamme pajamme
      accusative nom. pajamme pajamme
      gen. pajamme
      genitive pajamme pajojemme
      pajaimme rare
      partitive pajaamme pajojamme
      inessive pajassamme pajoissamme
      elative pajastamme pajoistamme
      illative pajaamme pajoihimme
      adessive pajallamme pajoillamme
      ablative pajaltamme pajoiltamme
      allative pajallemme pajoillemme
      essive pajanamme pajoinamme
      translative pajaksemme pajoiksemme
      abessive pajattamme pajoittamme
      instructive — —
      comitative — pajoinemme
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative pajanne pajanne
      accusative nom. pajanne pajanne
      gen. pajanne
      genitive pajanne pajojenne
      pajainne rare
      partitive pajaanne pajojanne
      inessive pajassanne pajoissanne
      elative pajastanne pajoistanne
      illative pajaanne pajoihinne
      adessive pajallanne pajoillanne
      ablative pajaltanne pajoiltanne
      allative pajallenne pajoillenne
      essive pajananne pajoinanne
      translative pajaksenne pajoiksenne
      abessive pajattanne pajoittanne
      instructive — —
      comitative — pajoinenne
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative pajansa pajansa
      accusative nom. pajansa pajansa
      gen. pajansa
      genitive pajansa pajojensa
      pajainsa rare
      partitive pajaansa pajojaan
      pajojansa
      inessive pajassaan
      pajassansa       		pajoissaan
      pajoissansa
      elative pajastaan
      pajastansa       		pajoistaan
      pajoistansa
      illative pajaansa pajoihinsa
      adessive pajallaan
      pajallansa       		pajoillaan
      pajoillansa
      ablative pajaltaan
      pajaltansa       		pajoiltaan
      pajoiltansa
      allative pajalleen
      pajallensa       		pajoilleen
      pajoillensa
      essive pajanaan
      pajanansa       		pajoinaan
      pajoinansa
      translative pajakseen
      pajaksensa       		pajoikseen
      pajoiksensa
      abessive pajattaan
      pajattansa       		pajoittaan
      pajoittansa
      instructive — —
      comitative — pajoineen
      pajoinensa

      Ingrian

      Etymology

      From Proto-Finnic *paja. Cognates include Finnish paja and Estonian paja.

      Pronunciation

      • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑjɑˑ]
      • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑjɑˑ]
      • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
      • Hyphenation: pa‧ja

      Noun

      paja

      1. smithy, forge

      Declension

      Declension of paja (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
      singular plural
      nominative paja pajat
      genitive pajan paijoin
      partitive paijaa pajoja
      illative paijaa paijoi
      inessive pajas pajois
      elative pajast pajoist
      allative pajalle pajoille
      adessive pajal pajoil
      ablative pajalt pajoilt
      translative pajaks pajoiks
      essive pajanna, paijaan pajoinna, paijoin
      exessive1) pajant pajoint
      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.

      References

      • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 376

      Istriot

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”); compare Venetan paja.

      Noun

      paja

      1. straw (dried stalks of cereal plants)

      Kashubian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈpa.ja/
      • Rhymes: -aja
      • Syllabification: pa‧ja

      Etymology 1

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Noun

      paja f

      1. (derogatory) hand (especially a big one)

      Etymology 2

      Borrowed from English pie.

      Noun

      paja f

      1. (Canada, United States) pie

      Further reading

      • Stanislow Frymark (2020), “paja”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN
      • Sychta, Bernard (1970), “paja”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 4 (P – Ř), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 9
      • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “ręka”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
      • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “ręka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[2]

      Ladino

      Etymology

      From Old Spanish, from Latin palea (“chaff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

      Noun

      paja f

      1. hay

      Makasar

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈpaɟa]

      Noun

      paja (Lontara spelling ᨄᨍ)

      1. (anatomy) buttocks

      Spanish

      Etymology

      Inherited from Old Spanish paja, from Latin palea (“chaff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈpaxa/ [ˈpa.xa]
      • Audio (Colombia):(file)
      • Rhymes: -axa
      • Syllabification: pa‧ja

      Noun

      paja f (plural pajas)

      1. (countable) straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant)
        Synonyms: bagazo, barcia
      2. (uncountable) straw (dried stalks considered collectively)
        Él tiene puesto un sombrero de paja.
        He is wearing a straw hat
        (literally, “a hat made of straw”)
      3. drinking straw
        Synonyms: pajita, popote, cañita
      4. (vulgar, slang) wank, jerk off, handjob, masturbation
        Synonyms: pajilla, pajote
        Me hizo una paja muy rica en el coche mientras yo conducía.
        She gave me an awesome handjob in the car while I was driving.
      5. (colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela) lie, falsehood
        Todos los políticos hablan paja.
        All politicians tell lies.
        • 2013, Devendra Banhart, “Mi Negrita”, in Mala:
          Mi amor no te hablo paja / Aunque no es la verdad
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      6. (Peru, slang) very good, great, excellent
        ¡Que canción paja tocaron en la radio!
        What a great song they played on the radio!
      7. (vulgar, uncountable, Argentina, Chile) laziness, tiredness, fatigue
        ¿Tenemos que caminar treinta cuadras? ¡Qué paja!
        We have to walk thirty blocks? But I'm so tired!
      8. (vulgar, uncountable, Chile) effort, a task, for example, that requires a lot of energy to complete.

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • → Dutch: pagga

      Further reading

      Swahili

      Etymology

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      paja class V (plural mapaja class VI)

      1. thigh
        paja la kuku ― chicken thigh

      Swedish

      Etymology

      From Tavringer Romani pagra, paggra (“to break, to destroy”), from Romani phag- (“to break, to destroy”). Related to Sanskrit भनक्ति (bhanakti, “to break”).

      Verb

      paja (present pajar, preterite pajade, supine pajat, imperative paja)

      1. (intransitive, colloquial) to stop working, to become broken
        Diskmaskinen pajade nyss.
        The dishwasher just broke.
      2. (transitive, colloquial) to break, to cause to malfunction
        Jag har råkat paja min tv.
        I've accidentally broken my TV.
        Jag råkade paja vasen
        I accidentally broke the vase

      Conjugation

      Conjugation of paja (weak)
      active passive
      infinitive paja pajas
      supine pajat pajats
      imperative paja —
      imper. plural1 pajen —
      present past present past
      indicative pajar pajade pajas pajades
      ind. plural1 paja pajade pajas pajades
      subjunctive2 paje pajade pajes pajades
      present participle pajande
      past participle pajad

      1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

      Derived terms

      References

      • paja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
      • Gerd Carling (2005), “paja”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 96

      Venetan

      Etymology

      From Latin palea. Compare Italian paglia.

      Noun

      paja f (plural paje)

      1. straw

      Veps

      Etymology

      From Proto-Finnic *paja.

      Noun

      paja

      1. smithy, forge
      2. workshop, studio

      Inflection

      Inflection of paja (inflection type 5/sana)
      nominative sing. paja
      genitive sing. pajan
      partitive sing. pajad
      partitive plur. pajoid
      singular plural
      nominative paja pajad
      accusative pajan pajad
      genitive pajan pajoiden
      partitive pajad pajoid
      essive-instructive pajan pajoin
      translative pajaks pajoikš
      inessive pajas pajoiš
      elative pajaspäi pajoišpäi
      illative pajaha pajoihe
      adessive pajal pajoil
      ablative pajalpäi pajoilpäi
      allative pajale pajoile
      abessive pajata pajoita
      comitative pajanke pajoidenke
      prolative pajadme pajoidme
      approximative I pajanno pajoidenno
      approximative II pajannoks pajoidennoks
      egressive pajannopäi pajoidennopäi
      terminative I pajahasai pajoihesai
      terminative II pajalesai pajoilesai
      terminative III pajassai —
      additive I pajahapäi pajoihepäi
      additive II pajalepäi pajoilepäi

      References

      • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “ателье, кузница”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

      Votic

      Etymology

      From Proto-Finnic *paja.

      Pronunciation

      • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑʝɑ]
      • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
      • Hyphenation: pa‧ja

      Noun

      paja

      1. smithy, forge

      Inflection

      Declension of paja (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
      singular plural
      nominative paja pajad
      genitive paja pajojõ, pajoi
      partitive pajja pajoitõ, pajoi
      illative pajjasõ, pajja pajoisõ
      inessive pajaz pajoiz
      elative pajassõ pajoissõ
      allative pajalõ pajoilõ
      adessive pajallõ pajoillõ
      ablative pajaltõ pajoiltõ
      translative pajassi pajoissi
      *) 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), “paja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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