paj
See also: рај
English
Noun
paj (uncountable)
- A lighter form of pongee silk.
Anagrams
- AJP, JAP, JPA, Jap, Jap., PJA, jap
Canela
Etymology
From Proto-Northern Jê *mbaj (“crab”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paj/
Noun
paj
- crab
Carpathian Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Romani pani, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).
Noun
paj m
- (Burgenland) Synonym of pani (“water; sweat”)
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French page (“page”).
Noun
paj
- page
Romanian
Etymology
From French page.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʒ/
Noun
paj m (plural paji)
- pageboy
Declension
Declension of paj
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) paj | pajul | (niște) paji | pajii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) paj | pajului | (unor) paji | pajilor |
| vocative | pajule | pajilor | ||
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paj/
- Rhymes: -aj
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English pie.
Noun
paj c
- pie; a type of pastry
Declension
| Declension of paj | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | paj | pajen | pajer | pajerna |
| Genitive | pajs | pajens | pajers | pajernas |
Derived terms
- blåbärspaj
- hallonpaj
- matpaj
- pajdeg
- rabarberpaj
- smulpaj
- västerbottenpaj
- äppelpaj
Etymology 2
Back-formation from paja (“to break”), from Tavringer Romani pagra, paggra (“to break, to destroy”), from Romani phag- (“to break, to destroy”).
Adjective
paj (comparative mer paj, superlative mest paj)
- (colloquial) broken; not working
- Bilen är helt paj.
- The car is completely broken.
Noun
paj c
- (Younger Månsing cant) jacket, formal (or formal casual) piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
- Synonym: kavaj
- (Younger Månsing cant) snow
- Synonym: snö
- (slang) snus
- Synonym: snus
Derived terms
- pajdi, pajji (“dressed shabby”)
- pajja (“snowing”)
- pajnufta (“snus box”)
- skinnpaj (“leather jacket”)
References
- Arthur Thesleff (1912) Stockholms förbrytarspråk och lägre slang 1910–1912, page 72
Anagrams
- jap.
Vlax Romani
Alternative forms
- paji, pani (Lovara)
Etymology
Inherited from Romani pani, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).
Noun
paj m
- (Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) water
- (Banatiski Gurbet, Lovara) lake
- (Gurbet, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi) river
- (Kalderaš) body of water
- (Kalderaš) liquid
Derived terms
- baro paj
- bršindesko paj
- džal e pajese
- džal pajese
- pajalo
- pajano
- pajaslo
- pajastalo
- pajesko
- pajořo
- pimasko paj
- sastralo paj
- šuklo paj
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *bi̯aŋ. Cognate with Green Hmong paaj, Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] beinx, Iu Mien biangh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa˥˧/
Noun
paj
- flower