plaj

See also: plâj

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French plage (“beach”).

Noun

plaj f

1. beach (sandy place by the sea)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplaj]

Verb

plaj

1. second-person singular imperative of plát

Guianese Creole

Etymology

From French plage.

Noun

plaj

1. beach

References

• Barthelemi, Georges (1995), Dictionnaire pratique créole guyanais - français [Practical Guianese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Cayenne: Ibis Rouge Éditions, →ISBN, page 159

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• laplaj

Etymology

From French plage (“beach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaʒ/

Noun

plaj f

1. beach (sandy place by the sea)

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 150

Réunion Creole French

Noun

plaj

1. (High Creole) alternative form of plaz (“beach”)

References

• Armand, Alain (1987), Dictionnaire Kréol rénioné/Français [Reunionese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Océan Éditions, →ISBN, page 274

Romani

Noun

plaj m

1. mountain

Turkish

Alternative forms

• plâj

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-?

Proto-Indo-European *pel-?

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.

Latin plaga?

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.

Ancient Greek πλάγος (plágos)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)

Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágĭos)

Ancient Greek πλάγια (plágia)?

Latin plagialbor.

Middle French plage

Italian piaggialbor.

French plagebor.

Ottoman Turkish پلاژ

Turkish plaj

From Ottoman Turkish پلاژ (ca. 1890), from French plage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaʒ/

• Audio:

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Noun

plaj (definite accusative plajı, plural plajlar)

1. sandy beach, shore

   Synonyms: kıyı, kumsal, sahil

2. (specifically) bathing beach
   • 1937 September 13, “Bedavacılar plâjı”, in Kurun, page 4:

     Halk parasız plâjlarda nasıl eğlenip zevk sürüyor?

     How do people have fun and enjoy themselves on free beaches?

3. seaside resort
   • 1940 March 23, “Trabzonun Ezelî deri...”, in Yeniyol, page 2:

     Evet, bunu yapamazsak, altunkumda – Ayasofya altı – bir Plâj, bir Gazino da yaptıramaz mıyız? Hem halka hizmet, hem Belediye için bir gelir kaynağı işte...

     Yes, if we can't do this, can't we build a resort or casino on the golden sands under Hagia Sophia? Here is both a public service and a source of revenue for the city...

4. watering place

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “plaj”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 937
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “plaj”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3869
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “plaj”, in Nişanyan Sözlük