maje
See also: majé, majë, and мае
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmajɛ]
- Rhymes: -ajɛ
- Hyphenation: ma‧je
Verb
maje
- masculine singular present transgressive of mít
Synonyms
- vlastně
Related terms
- majíc
Mapudungun
Noun
maje (Raguileo spelling)
- paternal uncle
- nephew
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Shortened form of svartemarje (“Black Maria”).
Noun
maje f or m (definite singular maja or majen, indefinite plural majer, definite plural majene)
- Black Maria
Synonyms
- marje
- svartemarje
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.jɛ/
- Rhymes: -ajɛ
- Syllabification: ma‧je
Noun
maje m inan
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of maj
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaxe/ [ˈma.xe]
- Rhymes: -axe
- Syllabification: ma‧je
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
maje
- (colloquial, El Salvador) dude! (said to a man)
- Synonyms: (El Salvador, Costa Rica) mae, (Mexico) güey, (Mexico) carnal, (Venezuela) pana, (Argentina) pibe, (Argentina) loco, (Spain) tío
- Maje, ¿vas a venir ahora o no?
- Dude, are you coming today or not?
Adjective
maje (plural majes)
- (colloquial, El Salvador) idiot, stupid (said about a man)
- Synonyms: tonto, estúpido, idiota, (Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) menso
- No seas tan maje; ya deja de hacer eso.
- Don't be so stupid, stop doing that.
Noun
maje m (plural majes)
- (colloquial, El Salvador) guy (pejorative, slightly insulting)
- Synonyms: tipo, hombre; see also Thesaurus:tío
- Mira al maje que va caminando ahí.
- Look at that guy who's walking over there.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
maje
- inflection of majar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “maje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014