kajava

See also: Kajava

English

Etymology

From Hindi कजावा (kajāvā).

Noun

kajava (plural kajavas)

1. Alternative form of kajawah.
   • 1907, Annie van Sommer et al., Our Moslem Sisters..., page 210:

     She rides only in a kajava, or basket, or in a closed takhterawan, or horse litter, or, as she sits perched high up, astride a man's saddle, looking in her balloon garments, and doubtless feeling, more insecure than Humpty Dumpty on the wall.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kajaga, from Proto-Uralic *kaja. Cognates include Estonian kajakas, Veps kajag and Votic kajagõ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑjɑʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝jɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ja‧va

Noun

kajava

1. (dated) Synonym of lokki (“gull (bird)”)
2. kittiwake

Declension

Inflection of kajava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kajava	kajavat
genitive		kajavan	kajavien
partitive		kajavaa	kajavia
illative		kajavaan	kajaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		kajava	kajavat
accusative	nom.	kajava	kajavat
	gen.	kajavan
genitive		kajavan	kajavien kajavain rare
partitive		kajavaa	kajavia
inessive		kajavassa	kajavissa
elative		kajavasta	kajavista
illative		kajavaan	kajaviin
adessive		kajavalla	kajavilla
ablative		kajavalta	kajavilta
allative		kajavalle	kajaville
essive		kajavana	kajavina
translative		kajavaksi	kajaviksi
abessive		kajavatta	kajavitta
instructive		—	kajavin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kajava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kajavani kajavani accusative nom. kajavani kajavani gen. kajavani genitive kajavani kajavieni kajavaini rare partitive kajavaani kajaviani inessive kajavassani kajavissani elative kajavastani kajavistani illative kajavaani kajaviini adessive kajavallani kajavillani ablative kajavaltani kajaviltani allative kajavalleni kajavilleni essive kajavanani kajavinani translative kajavakseni kajavikseni abessive kajavattani kajavittani instructive — — comitative — kajavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kajavasi kajavasi accusative nom. kajavasi kajavasi gen. kajavasi genitive kajavasi kajaviesi kajavaisi rare partitive kajavaasi kajaviasi inessive kajavassasi kajavissasi elative kajavastasi kajavistasi illative kajavaasi kajaviisi adessive kajavallasi kajavillasi ablative kajavaltasi kajaviltasi allative kajavallesi kajavillesi essive kajavanasi kajavinasi translative kajavaksesi kajaviksesi abessive kajavattasi kajavittasi instructive — — comitative — kajavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kajavamme kajavamme accusative nom. kajavamme kajavamme gen. kajavamme genitive kajavamme kajaviemme kajavaimme rare partitive kajavaamme kajaviamme inessive kajavassamme kajavissamme elative kajavastamme kajavistamme illative kajavaamme kajaviimme adessive kajavallamme kajavillamme ablative kajavaltamme kajaviltamme allative kajavallemme kajavillemme essive kajavanamme kajavinamme translative kajavaksemme kajaviksemme abessive kajavattamme kajavittamme instructive — — comitative — kajavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kajavanne kajavanne accusative nom. kajavanne kajavanne gen. kajavanne genitive kajavanne kajavienne kajavainne rare partitive kajavaanne kajavianne inessive kajavassanne kajavissanne elative kajavastanne kajavistanne illative kajavaanne kajaviinne adessive kajavallanne kajavillanne ablative kajavaltanne kajaviltanne allative kajavallenne kajavillenne essive kajavananne kajavinanne translative kajavaksenne kajaviksenne abessive kajavattanne kajavittanne instructive — — comitative — kajavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kajavansa kajavansa accusative nom. kajavansa kajavansa gen. kajavansa genitive kajavansa kajaviensa kajavainsa rare partitive kajavaansa kajaviaan kajaviansa inessive kajavassaan kajavassansa kajavissaan kajavissansa elative kajavastaan kajavastansa kajavistaan kajavistansa illative kajavaansa kajaviinsa adessive kajavallaan kajavallansa kajavillaan kajavillansa ablative kajavaltaan kajavaltansa kajaviltaan kajaviltansa allative kajavalleen kajavallensa kajavilleen kajavillensa essive kajavanaan kajavanansa kajavinaan kajavinansa translative kajavakseen kajavaksensa kajavikseen kajaviksensa abessive kajavattaan kajavattansa kajavittaan kajavittansa instructive — — comitative — kajavineen kajavinensa

Derived terms

• pikkukajava (“Rissa tridactyla, black-legged kittiwake”)
• punajalkakajava (“Rissa brevirostris, red-legged kittiwake”)

Further reading

• “kajava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• jakava

Ingrian

Kajava.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kajaga. Cognates include Finnish kajava and Estonian kajakas.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑjɑʋɑ/, [ˈkɑjɑʋ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑjɑːʋɑ/, [ˈkɑjˑɑːʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑʋ, -ɑjɑːʋɑ
• Hyphenation: ka‧ja‧va

Noun

kajava

1. gull, seagull
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Heinäserkka hyppii. Kajava lentää.

     The grasshopper jumps. The gull flies.

Declension

Declension of kajava (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kajava	kajavat
genitive	kajavan	kajavoin
partitive	kajavaa	kajavoja
illative	kajavaa	kajavoihe
inessive	kajavaas	kajavois
elative	kajavast	kajavoist
allative	kajavalle	kajavoille
adessive	kajavaal	kajavoil
ablative	kajavalt	kajavoilt
translative	kajavaks	kajavoiks
essive	kajavanna, kajavaan	kajavoinna, kajavoin
exessive1)	kajavant	kajavoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• kalakajava

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 125