tjej

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • tjeja

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕɛj/
  • Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

tjej c

  1. (colloquial) a girl (young girl)
    Synonyms: flicka c, tös c, brud c, jänta c
    Några tjejer i 14-årsåldern gick runt i affären.
    Some 14-year-old girls were browsing the store.
    en present till en sjuårig tjej ― a present for a seven-year-old girl
    Hur gammal är lilltjejen? ― How old is the little one?
  2. (colloquial) a girl, a gal (young woman (or older woman, ironically))
    Synonyms: kvinna c, brud c
    ragga på en tjej ― hit on a girl
    Det var bara vi tjejer i 50-årsåldern där. ― It was just us gals in our 50s there.
  3. (colloquial) a girlfriend
    Synonyms: flickvän c, brud c
    Imorgon ska mina kompisar få träffa min nya tjej.
    Tomorrow my friends are going to meet my new girlfriend.

Declension

Declension of tjej
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tjej tjejs
definite tjejen tjejens
plural indefinite tjejer tjejers
definite tjejerna tjejernas

Derived terms

Descendants

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References

Traveller Norwegian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

tjej

  1. a girl

See also

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