paja

See also: pajā, pajâ, and Pája

Finnish

Etymology

From . Cognates include Estonian paja, Ingrian paja, Karelian paja, Ludian paja, Livvi paja, Veps paja and Votic paja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ja
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ

Noun

paja

1. smithy, forge
2. workshop
3. (slang) workplace

   Olin pajalla koko viikonlopun.

   I spent the whole weekend at work.

4. (slang) marijuana

Declension

Inflection of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		paja	pajat
genitive		pajan	pajojen
partitive		pajaa	pajoja
illative		pajaan	pajoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paja	pajat
accusative	nom.	paja	pajat
	gen.	pajan
genitive		pajan	pajojen pajain rare
partitive		pajaa	pajoja
inessive		pajassa	pajoissa
elative		pajasta	pajoista
illative		pajaan	pajoihin
adessive		pajalla	pajoilla
ablative		pajalta	pajoilta
allative		pajalle	pajoille
essive		pajana	pajoina
translative		pajaksi	pajoiksi
abessive		pajatta	pajoitta
instructive		—	pajoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pajani pajani accusative nom. pajani pajani gen. pajani genitive pajani pajojeni pajaini rare partitive pajaani pajojani inessive pajassani pajoissani elative pajastani pajoistani illative pajaani pajoihini adessive pajallani pajoillani ablative pajaltani pajoiltani allative pajalleni pajoilleni essive pajanani pajoinani translative pajakseni pajoikseni abessive pajattani pajoittani instructive — — comitative — pajoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pajasi pajasi accusative nom. pajasi pajasi gen. pajasi genitive pajasi pajojesi pajaisi rare partitive pajaasi pajojasi inessive pajassasi pajoissasi elative pajastasi pajoistasi illative pajaasi pajoihisi adessive pajallasi pajoillasi ablative pajaltasi pajoiltasi allative pajallesi pajoillesi essive pajanasi pajoinasi translative pajaksesi pajoiksesi abessive pajattasi pajoittasi instructive — — comitative — pajoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pajamme pajamme accusative nom. pajamme pajamme gen. pajamme genitive pajamme pajojemme pajaimme rare partitive pajaamme pajojamme inessive pajassamme pajoissamme elative pajastamme pajoistamme illative pajaamme pajoihimme adessive pajallamme pajoillamme ablative pajaltamme pajoiltamme allative pajallemme pajoillemme essive pajanamme pajoinamme translative pajaksemme pajoiksemme abessive pajattamme pajoittamme instructive — — comitative — pajoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pajanne pajanne accusative nom. pajanne pajanne gen. pajanne genitive pajanne pajojenne pajainne rare partitive pajaanne pajojanne inessive pajassanne pajoissanne elative pajastanne pajoistanne illative pajaanne pajoihinne adessive pajallanne pajoillanne ablative pajaltanne pajoiltanne allative pajallenne pajoillenne essive pajananne pajoinanne translative pajaksenne pajoiksenne abessive pajattanne pajoittanne instructive — — comitative — pajoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pajansa pajansa accusative nom. pajansa pajansa gen. pajansa genitive pajansa pajojensa pajainsa rare partitive pajaansa pajojaan pajojansa inessive pajassaan pajassansa pajoissaan pajoissansa elative pajastaan pajastansa pajoistaan pajoistansa illative pajaansa pajoihinsa adessive pajallaan pajallansa pajoillaan pajoillansa ablative pajaltaan pajaltansa pajoiltaan pajoiltansa allative pajalleen pajallensa pajoilleen pajoillensa essive pajanaan pajanansa pajoinaan pajoinansa translative pajakseen pajaksensa pajoikseen pajoiksensa abessive pajattaan pajattansa pajoittaan pajoittansa instructive — — comitative — pajoineen pajoinensa

Synonyms

• (workshop) työpaja
• (marijuana) pajari

Compounds

compounds

• asepaja
• hikipaja
• konepaja

• nyrkkipaja
• pajahilse
• pajavasara

• rahapaja
• työpaja
• videopaja

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Istriot

Alternative forms

• paia

Etymology

From Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”); compare Venetian paja.

Noun

paja

1. straw (dried stalks of cereal plants)

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Kashubian

Noun

paja f

1. hand
2. paw

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Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin palea (“chaff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

Noun

1. hay

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin palea (“chaff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaxa/ [ˈpa.xa]

Noun

paja f (plural pajas)

1. (countable) straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant)
2. (uncountable) straw (dried stalks considered collectively)

   Él tiene puesto un sombrero de paja.

   He is wearing a straw hat (lit. a hat made of straw)

3. A drinking straw
4. (slang) wank, handjob, masturbation

   (vulgar, Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Uruguay) Me hizo una paja muy rica en el coche mientras yo conducía.

   He/she gave me an awesome handjob in the car while I was driving.

5. (colloquial, countable, Guatemala, El Salvador) lie, falsehood

   Todos los políticos dan paja.

   All politicians tell lies.

6. (colloquial, uncountable, Colombia) bullshit, lies, falsehoods

   Todos los políticos hablan paja.

   All politicians tell lies.

7. (Peruvian Spanish) very good, great, excellent

   ¡Que canción paja tocaron en la radio!

   What a great song they played on the radio!

8. (vulgar, uncountable, Argentinian Spanish) laziness, tiredness, fatigue

   ¿Tenemos que caminar treinta cuadras? ¡Qué paja!

   We have to walk thirty blocks? But I'm so tired!

Derived terms

• a humo de pajas
• apartar el grano de la paja
• hacerse pajas
• hacerse una paja
• hombre de paja
• paja toquilla

 

Related terms

• pajar
• pajero
• pajoso

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Swahili

Noun

paja (ma class, plural mapaja)

1. thigh

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Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani pagra, paggra (“to break, to destroy”), from Romani phag- (“to break, to destroy”). Related to Sanskrit भनक्ति (bhanakti, “to break”).

Verb

paja (present pajar, preterite pajade, supine pajat, imperative paja)

1. (intransitive, colloquial) to stop working, to become broken
2. (transitive, colloquial) to break, to cause to malfunction

Conjugation

Conjugation of paja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	paja		pajas
Supine	pajat		pajats
Imperative	paja		—
Imper. plural1	pajen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pajar	pajade	pajas	pajades
Ind. plural1	paja	pajade	pajas	pajades
Subjunctive2	paje	pajade	pajes	pajades
	Participles
Present participle	pajande
Past participle	pajad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• paj

References

• paja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• Gerd Carling (2005) “paja”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 96

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Venetian

Etymology

From Latin palea. Compare Italian paglia

Noun

paja f (plural paje)

1. straw

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Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish paja.

Noun

paja

1. smithy, forge
2. workshop, studio

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ателье, кузница”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika