tjej

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1851. From Tavringer Romani tjej, from Romani ćhaj (“girl”), a feminine form of ćhavo (“boy”). Derived from the root found in the , corresponding to Pali छाप (chāpa, “the young of an animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕɛj/
• Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

tjej c

1. (colloquial) girl, gal

   Några tjejer från gymnasiet gick runt i affären.

   Some girls from the local high school were browsing in the store.

   Synonyms: flicka, tös, brud

2. (colloquial) A (usually younger) adult female person

   Det var bara vi tjejer i 50-årsåldern där.

   It was only us gals in our 50s there.

   Synonyms: kvinna, brud

3. (colloquial) girlfriend

   Imorgon ska mina kompisar få träffa min nya tjej.

   Tomorrow my friends are going to meet my new girlfriend.

   Synonyms: flickvän, brud

Declension

Declension of tjej
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tjej	tjejen	tjejer	tjejerna
Genitive	tjejs	tjejens	tjejers	tjejernas

Derived terms

• tjejbacill
• tjejfest
• tjejfotboll
• tjejidrott
• tjejig
• tjejkast
• tjejmiddag
• tjejtjusare

 

Descendants

• → Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjei, kei
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjei, kei

References

• tjej in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Gerd Carling (2005) “tjej”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 104