manja

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मांजा (māñjā).

Noun

manja (plural manjas)

  1. A glass-coated string attached to a kite, used to cut the strings of other kites in kite fighting.
    • 2008, Bapsi Sidhwa, The Pakistani Bride‎, Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 54:
      In spring when the sky was dotted with paper kites, the young men and boys allowed the girls to hold the manja, kite string made abrasive with finely crushed glass.

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Chichewa

Noun

manja class 6

  1. plural of dzanja

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Etymology

Cognate with Vai (manja).

Noun

manja

  1. chief

References

  • Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Malay mangga. Cf. Sranan Tongo manya. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑn.jaː/
  • Hyphenation: man‧ja

Noun

manja c (plural manja's)

  1. (Suriname, Antilles) mango
    Synonyms: manga, mango
  2. (Suriname, Antilles) mango tree, Mangifera indica

Derived terms

Hausa

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Noun

manjà m (plural manjōjī, possessed form manjàn)

  1. Alternative form of manjò

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay manja, ultimately from Sanskrit .

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Adjective

manja (comparative lebih manja, superlative paling manja)

  1. friendly
  2. pampered; spoiled

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Portuguese

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Verb

manja

  1. inflection of manjar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Warlpiri

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Noun

manja

  1. mulga tree
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