malja
See also: Malja
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *malja (compare Karelian malja, Ludian mall', Veps mal), possibly borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*mālia-) (compare Old Norse mǽlir).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑljɑ/, [ˈmɑljɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑljɑ
- Syllabification(key): mal‧ja
Noun
malja
- goblet, cup, chalice (drinking vessel with a foot and stem)
- 1933, The Holy Bible, Psalms 23:5:
- Sinä valmistat minulle pöydän minun vihollisteni silmien eteen. Sinä voitelet minun pääni öljyllä; minun maljani on ylitsevuotavainen.
- Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
- Pythagoraan malja ― Pythagorean cup
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- bowl (hemispherical container, particularly a tall bowl)
- cup (type of trophy)
- cup (tarot suit)
- cup (that which is to be received or endured)
- a serving of (usually) alcoholic drink, especially when drunk for friendship or someone's health
- juoda jonkun malja ― to pledge
- Haluaisitteko juoda maljani, herra?
- Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir?
- font; chiefly in kastemalja (“baptismal font”)
Declension
| Inflection of malja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | malja | maljat | |
| genitive | maljan | maljojen | |
| partitive | maljaa | maljoja | |
| illative | maljaan | maljoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | malja | maljat | |
| accusative | nom. | malja | maljat |
| gen. | maljan | ||
| genitive | maljan | maljojen maljainrare | |
| partitive | maljaa | maljoja | |
| inessive | maljassa | maljoissa | |
| elative | maljasta | maljoista | |
| illative | maljaan | maljoihin | |
| adessive | maljalla | maljoilla | |
| ablative | maljalta | maljoilta | |
| allative | maljalle | maljoille | |
| essive | maljana | maljoina | |
| translative | maljaksi | maljoiksi | |
| instructive | — | maljoin | |
| abessive | maljatta | maljoitta | |
| comitative | — | maljoineen | |
| Possessive forms of malja (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | maljani | maljamme |
| 2nd person | maljasi | maljanne |
| 3rd person | maljansa | |
Synonyms
- (bowl): kulho
- (goblet): pikari
- (trophy): pokaali
Derived terms
- maljakas
- maljakko (“vase”)
- maljamainen
Compounds
- boolimalja
- ehtoollismalja
- elatusmalja
- Graalin malja
- hopeamalja
- kastemalja
- kotelomalja
- kristallimalja
- kyynelmalja
- lonkkamalja
- malja-aste
- maljapuhe
- maljasieni
- petrimalja