maje

See also: majé, majë, and мае

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmajɛ]
• Rhymes: -ajɛ
• Hyphenation: ma‧je

Verb

maje

1. masculine singular present transgressive of mít

Synonyms

• vlastně

Related terms

• majíc

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Mapudungun

Noun

maje (Raguileo spelling)

1. paternal uncle
2. nephew

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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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)

1. Black Maria

Synonyms

• marje
• svartemarje

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.jɛ/
• Rhymes: -ajɛ
• Syllabification: ma‧je

Noun

maje m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of maj

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaxe/ [ˈma.xe]

Etymology 1

Interjection

maje

1. (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 m or f (masculine and feminine plural majes)

1. (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)

1. (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

1. inflection of majar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “maje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014