paj

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See also: рај

English

Noun

paj (uncountable)

  1. A lighter form of pongee silk.

Anagrams

Canela

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *mbaj (“crab”).

Pronunciation

Noun

paj

  1. crab

Carpathian Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Romani pani, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).

Noun

paj m

  1. (Burgenland) Synonym of pani (“water; sweat”)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French page (“page”).

Pronunciation

Noun

paj

  1. page

Mokilese

Noun

paj

  1. nest

Possessive forms

Possessive forms of paj (third person singular only)
singular third person possessor pajin
construct form pajin


Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French page.

Pronunciation

Noun

paj m (plural paji)

  1. pageboy

Declension

Declension of paj
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) paj pajul (niște) paji pajii
genitive/dative (unui) paj pajului (unor) paji pajilor
vocative pajule pajilor

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pie.

Noun

paj c

  1. pie; a type of pastry
Declension
Declension of paj 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative paj pajen pajer pajerna
Genitive pajs pajens pajers pajernas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from paja (“to break”), from Tavringer Romani pagra, paggra (“to break, to destroy”), from Romani phag- (“to break, to destroy”).

Adjective

paj (comparative mer paj, superlative mest paj)

  1. (colloquial) broken; not working
    Bilen är helt paj.
    The car is completely broken.

Etymology 3

Noun

paj c

  1. (Younger Månsing cant) jacket, formal (or formal casual) piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
    Synonym: kavaj
  2. (Younger Månsing cant) snow
    Synonym: snö
  3. (slang) snus
    Synonym: snus
Derived terms

References

  • Arthur Thesleff (1912) Stockholms förbrytarspråk och lägre slang 1910–1912‎, page 72

Anagrams

Vlax Romani

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Romani pani, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀅 (pāṇīa), from Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya).

Noun

paj m

  1. (Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) water
  2. (Banatiski Gurbet, Lovara) lake
  3. (Gurbet, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi) river
  4. (Kalderaš) body of water
  5. (Kalderaš) liquid

Derived terms

White Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *bi̯aŋ. Cognate with Green Hmong paaj, Western Xiangxi Miao beinx, Iu Mien biangh. Alternatively, could be borrowed from Burmese ပန်း (pan:) ("flower").

Noun

paj

  1. flower
  2. floral pattern

Etymology 2

A calque of clipping Thai ดอกเบี้ย (dɔ̀ɔk-bîia) ("flower"), from ดอก (dɔ̀ɔk, “flower”) +‎ เบี้ย (bîia, “money”).

Noun

paj

  1. (colloquial, finance) interest.
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