ganja

See also: Ganja

English

Alternative forms

• ganjah
• ganga, gunga, gunjah (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.

Pronunciation

• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæn.dʒə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/

Noun

ganja (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)

1. (especially India, Singapore, Caribbean) Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana

   • 1873, Indian Antiquary, Volume 2, Popular Prakashan, page 271:

     Whilst a ganja-eater was catching fish on the bank of a river, a man from another country came and asked which was the road and what was his name; he replied that his name was "eater of six maunds of ganja."

   • 1892, The Medical Reporter: A Record of Medicine, Surgery, Public Health and of General Medical Intelligence, Volume 1, Medical Publishing Press, page 126:

     There were altogether 2,202 admissions to the five asylums of this province during that time, and of that number it was ascertained that 641 were ganja smokers, 117 were spirit drinkers, and 8 were opium-eaters, the percentages being ganja 291 spririts 5'8, opium 036 per cent.

   • 1898, American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, Volume 33, American Druggist Publishing Company, page 102:

     In Bengal the natives talk of the ganja-bearing plant as the male and the weaker pollen-bearing plant as the female.

   • 2009, “Must Be the Ganja”, in Relapse, performed by Eminem:

     It must be the ganja, it's the marijuana / That's creeping up on me, why I'm so high

Derived terms

• ganj
• ganjaism
• ganjapreneur

Descendants

• → Afrikaans: ganja
• → English: gunja
  • → Tiwi: kanja
• → French: ganja
• → German: Ganja
• → Italian: gangia
• → Japanese: ガンジャ (ganja)
• → Portuguese: ganja
• → Serbo-Croatian: га̑нџа, gȃndža, га̏нџа, gȁndža
• → Spanish: ganya

Translations

slang for marijuana

• Afrikaans: ganja
• Bengali: গাঁজা (bn) (gãja)
• Burmese: ဂန်ဂျာ (my) (gan-gya)
• Danish: ganja c
• German: Ganja (de) n
• Gujarati: ગાંજો (gā̃jo)
• Hindi: गांजा m (gāñjā), गाँजा (hi) m (gāñjā)
• Kannada: ಗಾಂಜಾ (kn) (gāñjā)
• Khmer: កញ្ឆា (km) (kɑñchaa)
• Lao: ກັນຊາ (kan sā)
• Malay: ganja (ms)
• Malayalam: കഞ്ചാവ് (ml) (kañcāvŭ)
• Nepali: गाँजा (ne) (gā̃jā)
• Portuguese: ganja f, ganza (pt) f
• Punjabi: ਗਾਂਜਾ (pa) (gāñjā)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: га̑нџа f

  Latin: gȃndža f

• Tamil: கஞ்சா (ta) (kañcā)
• Telugu: గంజాయి (te) (gañjāyi)
• Thai: กัญชา (th) (gan-chaa)
• Urdu: گَانْجَا m (gānjā)
• Vietnamese: cần sa (vi)

Anagrams

• Jagan

Afrikaans

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English ganja, from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡan.dʒa/

Noun

ganja (uncountable)

1. (Cape Afrikaans) weed, marijuana

Danish

Etymology

From Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡandja]

Noun

ganja c (singular definite ganjaen, not used in plural form)

1. ganja

Synonyms

• skunk
• marihuana
• cannabis

References

• “ganja” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Etymology

From Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑndʒɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝n.dʒɑ̝]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑnjɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝njɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑndʒɑ

Noun

ganja (slang)

1. ganja

Declension

Inflection of ganja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		ganja	ganjat
genitive		ganjan	ganjojen
partitive		ganjaa	ganjoja
illative		ganjaan	ganjoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ganja	ganjat
accusative	nom.	ganja	ganjat
	gen.	ganjan
genitive		ganjan	ganjojen ganjain rare
partitive		ganjaa	ganjoja
inessive		ganjassa	ganjoissa
elative		ganjasta	ganjoista
illative		ganjaan	ganjoihin
adessive		ganjalla	ganjoilla
ablative		ganjalta	ganjoilta
allative		ganjalle	ganjoille
essive		ganjana	ganjoina
translative		ganjaksi	ganjoiksi
abessive		ganjatta	ganjoitta
instructive		—	ganjoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ganja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ganjani ganjani accusative nom. ganjani ganjani gen. ganjani genitive ganjani ganjojeni ganjaini rare partitive ganjaani ganjojani inessive ganjassani ganjoissani elative ganjastani ganjoistani illative ganjaani ganjoihini adessive ganjallani ganjoillani ablative ganjaltani ganjoiltani allative ganjalleni ganjoilleni essive ganjanani ganjoinani translative ganjakseni ganjoikseni abessive ganjattani ganjoittani instructive — — comitative — ganjoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ganjasi ganjasi accusative nom. ganjasi ganjasi gen. ganjasi genitive ganjasi ganjojesi ganjaisi rare partitive ganjaasi ganjojasi inessive ganjassasi ganjoissasi elative ganjastasi ganjoistasi illative ganjaasi ganjoihisi adessive ganjallasi ganjoillasi ablative ganjaltasi ganjoiltasi allative ganjallesi ganjoillesi essive ganjanasi ganjoinasi translative ganjaksesi ganjoiksesi abessive ganjattasi ganjoittasi instructive — — comitative — ganjoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ganjamme ganjamme accusative nom. ganjamme ganjamme gen. ganjamme genitive ganjamme ganjojemme ganjaimme rare partitive ganjaamme ganjojamme inessive ganjassamme ganjoissamme elative ganjastamme ganjoistamme illative ganjaamme ganjoihimme adessive ganjallamme ganjoillamme ablative ganjaltamme ganjoiltamme allative ganjallemme ganjoillemme essive ganjanamme ganjoinamme translative ganjaksemme ganjoiksemme abessive ganjattamme ganjoittamme instructive — — comitative — ganjoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ganjanne ganjanne accusative nom. ganjanne ganjanne gen. ganjanne genitive ganjanne ganjojenne ganjainne rare partitive ganjaanne ganjojanne inessive ganjassanne ganjoissanne elative ganjastanne ganjoistanne illative ganjaanne ganjoihinne adessive ganjallanne ganjoillanne ablative ganjaltanne ganjoiltanne allative ganjallenne ganjoillenne essive ganjananne ganjoinanne translative ganjaksenne ganjoiksenne abessive ganjattanne ganjoittanne instructive — — comitative — ganjoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ganjansa ganjansa accusative nom. ganjansa ganjansa gen. ganjansa genitive ganjansa ganjojensa ganjainsa rare partitive ganjaansa ganjojaan ganjojansa inessive ganjassaan ganjassansa ganjoissaan ganjoissansa elative ganjastaan ganjastansa ganjoistaan ganjoistansa illative ganjaansa ganjoihinsa adessive ganjallaan ganjallansa ganjoillaan ganjoillansa ablative ganjaltaan ganjaltansa ganjoiltaan ganjoiltansa allative ganjalleen ganjallensa ganjoilleen ganjoillensa essive ganjanaan ganjanansa ganjoinaan ganjoinansa translative ganjakseen ganjaksensa ganjoikseen ganjoiksensa abessive ganjattaan ganjattansa ganjoittaan ganjoittansa instructive — — comitative — ganjoineen ganjoinensa

Synonyms

• paja
• budi
• kannabis

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡan.d͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: gan‧ja

Etymology 1

From Malay ganja, from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Noun

ganja (plural ganja-ganja)

1. marijuana

   Synonyms: cimeng, gele, gelek, mariyuana

Derived terms

• mengganja

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja) and Sundanese [Term?], from Old Javanese gañja.

Noun

ganja (plural ganja-ganja)

1. (dialect) top (of a kris)
2. (dialect) top (of a kujang)

Synonyms

• mal

Etymology 3

From Madurese [Term?].

Adjective

ganja (comparative lebih ganja, superlative paling ganja)

1. a teenager's voice as it becomes heavier during puberty

Further reading

• “ganja”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

ganja

1. romanization of ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡan.d͡ʒa]

Noun

ganja (Jawi spelling ݢنجا, uncountable)

1. marijuana

Descendants

• Indonesian: ganja (“marijuana”)

Further reading

• "ganja" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ʒɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ʒa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ʒɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒɐ
• Hyphenation: gan‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kimbundu nganji.

Noun

ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)

1. (Brazil, slang) arrogance or vanity

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Noun

ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)

1. (slang) marijuana

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:canábis

Further reading

• “ganja”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ganja”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

ganja class IX (plural ganja class X)

1. marijuana

   Synonym: bangi

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡanˈʒa/, /ɡanˈd͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

ganja (definite accusative ganjayı, plural ganjalar)

1. (slang) ganja

Declension

Declension of ganja

singular plural nominative ganja ganjalar definite accusative ganjayı ganjaları dative ganjaya ganjalara locative ganjada ganjalarda ablative ganjadan ganjalardan genitive ganjanın ganjaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular ganjam ganjalarım 2nd singular ganjan ganjaların 3rd singular ganjası ganjaları 1st plural ganjamız ganjalarımız 2nd plural ganjanız ganjalarınız 3rd plural ganjaları ganjaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular ganjamı ganjalarımı 2nd singular ganjanı ganjalarını 3rd singular ganjasını ganjalarını 1st plural ganjamızı ganjalarımızı 2nd plural ganjanızı ganjalarınızı 3rd plural ganjalarını ganjalarını dative singular plural 1st singular ganjama ganjalarıma 2nd singular ganjana ganjalarına 3rd singular ganjasına ganjalarına 1st plural ganjamıza ganjalarımıza 2nd plural ganjanıza ganjalarınıza 3rd plural ganjalarına ganjalarına locative singular plural 1st singular ganjamda ganjalarımda 2nd singular ganjanda ganjalarında 3rd singular ganjasında ganjalarında 1st plural ganjamızda ganjalarımızda 2nd plural ganjanızda ganjalarınızda 3rd plural ganjalarında ganjalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular ganjamdan ganjalarımdan 2nd singular ganjandan ganjalarından 3rd singular ganjasından ganjalarından 1st plural ganjamızdan ganjalarımızdan 2nd plural ganjanızdan ganjalarınızdan 3rd plural ganjalarından ganjalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular ganjamın ganjalarımın 2nd singular ganjanın ganjalarının 3rd singular ganjasının ganjalarının 1st plural ganjamızın ganjalarımızın 2nd plural ganjanızın ganjalarınızın 3rd plural ganjalarının ganjalarının