maje

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See also: majé, majë, and мае

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

maje

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of mít

Synonyms

Related terms

Mapudungun

Noun

maje (Raguileo spelling)

  1. paternal uncle
  2. nephew

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Shortened form of svartemarje (“Black Maria”).

Noun

maje f or m (definite singular maja or majen, indefinite plural majer, definite plural majene)

  1. Black Maria

Synonyms

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.jɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ajɛ
  • Syllabification: ma‧je

Noun

maje m inan

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of maj

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaxe/
  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: ma‧je

Etymology 1

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

Interjection

maje

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) dude! (said to a man)
    Synonyms: (El Salvador, Costa Rica) mae, (Mexico) güey, (Mexico) carnal, (Venezuela) pana, (Argentina) pibe, (Argentina) loco, (Spain) tío
    Maje, ¿vas a venir ahora o no?
    Dude, are you coming today or not?

Adjective

maje m or f (masculine and feminine plural majes)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) idiot, stupid (said about a man)
    Synonyms: tonto, estúpido, idiota, (Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) menso
    No seas tan maje; ya deja de hacer eso.
    Don't be so stupid, stop doing that.

Noun

maje m (plural majes)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) guy (pejorative, slightly insulting)
    Synonyms: tipo, hombre; see also Thesaurus:tío
    Mira al maje que va caminando ahí.
    Look at that guy who's walking over there.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maje

  1. inflection of majar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From magister (“male teacher”).

Noun

maje c

  1. (slang, dated) a male teacher
    att gå till majen och skvallra
    to go to the teacher and squeal

Usage notes

Countable, but the plural form is unattested.

Declension

Declension of maje 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative maje majen — —
Genitive majes majens — —
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