tjej
Swedish
Etymology
Attested since 1851.[1] From Romani čai (“girl; woman; wife”), a feminine form of čavo (“boy”). Derived from the root found in the Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva), corresponding to Pali छाप (chāpa, “the young of an animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕɛj/
- Rhymes: -ɛj
Noun
tjej c
- (colloquial) girl, gal
- Några tjejer från gymnasiet gick runt i affären.
- Some girls from the local high school were browsing in the store.
- Synonyms: flicka, tös, brud
- (colloquial) female person regardless of age
- Det var bara vi tjejer i 50-årsåldern där.
- It was only us gals in our 50s there.
- Synonyms: kvinna, brud
- (colloquial) girlfriend
- Imorgon ska mina kompisar få träffa min nya tjej.
- Tomorrow my friends are going to meet my new girlfriend.
- Synonyms: flickvän, brud
Declension
| Declension of tjej | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tjej | tjejen | tjejer | tjejerna |
| Genitive | tjejs | tjejens | tjejers | tjejernas |
Derived terms
- tjejbacill
- tjejfest
- tjejfotboll
- tjejidrott
- tjejig
- tjejkast
- tjejmiddag
- tjejtjusare
Descendants
- → Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: kjei, kei
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kjei, kei
References
- tjej in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.