kanja

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Japanese

Romanization

kanja

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんじゃ

Lower Sorbian

kanja

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kaňa (buzzard). Cognate with Upper Sorbian kanja, Polish kania, Czech káně, Slovene kanja, and Belarusian каня (kanja).

Pronunciation

Noun

kanja f

  1. (Western) marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Declension

References

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kańa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kanja”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Tiwi

Etymology

From English ganja (weed/pot), from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, hemp).

Noun

kanja

  1. (New Tiwi) cannabis, marijuana
    Synonym: wupunga

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