laja

See also: läjä and łają

Palu'e

Noun

laja

1. blood

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Portuguese

Noun

laja f (plural lajas)

1. Alternative form of laje

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Spanish

Noun

laja f (plural lajas)

1. slab

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Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani ladjas, lajjas, lajvas (“be ashamed”), from Romani ladž (“shame”). Related to Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā, “shame”), Hindi लाज (lāj, “shame”). The shift in meaning from ’be ashamed’ to ’have fun’ is probably due to influence from another Romani loan lattja (“have fun”). Related to lajbans (“fun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²laja/
• Rhymes: -aja

Verb

laja (present lajar, preterite lajade, supine lajat, imperative laja)

1. (colloquial) to play, to have fun
   • 1995, Olov Svedelid, Piraterna:

     Men vi kunde inte låta bli att laja lite gangster.

     We couldn’t keep ourselves from playing gangster a little bit.

   • 2011, “Ungdomar får allt sämre kondition”, in Dagens Nyheter‎^[1]:

     Hur ofta ser man barn laja på gatan i dag?

     How often do you see children playing in the street today?

   • 2015, Johanna Lindbäck, Jan Svensson:

     Killarna på fotbollsplanen hade tagit ena målet och höll på att laja runt.

     The boys on the football field had occupied one of the goals and were playing around.

Conjugation

Conjugation of laja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	laja		lajas
Supine	lajat		lajats
Imperative	laja		—
Imper. plural1	lajen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lajar	lajade	lajas	lajades
Ind. plural1	laja	lajade	lajas	lajades
Subjunctive2	laje	lajade	lajes	lajades
	Participles
Present participle	lajande
Past participle	lajad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• laja runt

Related terms

• lajbans