maje - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈmajɛ]
• Rhymes: -ajɛ
• Hyphenation: ma‧je

Verb[edit]

maje

1. masculine singular present transgressive of mít

Synonyms[edit]

• vlastně

Related terms[edit]

Mapudungun[edit]

Noun[edit]

maje (Raguileo spelling)

1. paternal uncle
2. nephew

References[edit]

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

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortened form of svartemarje (“Black Maria”).

Noun[edit]

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

1. Black Maria

Synonyms[edit]

• marje
• svartemarje

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

majeminan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of maj

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaxe/ [ˈma.xe]
• Rhymes: -axe
• Syllabification: ma‧je

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Interjection[edit]

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?

   See Also

   Translate 'chucho' from Spanish to English

   Dude, are you coming today or not?

Adjective[edit]

majem 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[edit]

majem (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[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

maje

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

Further reading[edit]

• “maje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• majje

Etymology[edit]

From magister (“male teacher”).

Noun[edit]

majec

1. (slang, dated) a male teacher

   att gå till majen och skvallra

   to go to the teacher and squeal

Usage notes[edit]

Countable, but the plural form is unattested.

Declension[edit]

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