ganja
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.
Pronunciation
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡæn.dʒə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/
Noun
ganja (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)
- (slang, especially India, Singapore, Caribbean) Marijuana, as used for smoking.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
- 2009, “Must Be the Ganja”, in Relapse, performed by Eminem:
- It must be the ganja, it's the marijuana / That's creeping up on me, why I'm so high
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Afrikaans: ganja
- → English: gunja
- → Tiwi: kanja
- → French: ganja
- → German: Ganja
- → Italian: gangia
- → Japanese: ガンジャ (ganja)
- → Portuguese: ganja
- → Serbo-Croatian: га̑нџа, gȃndža, га̏нџа, gȁndža
- → Spanish: ganya
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Probably borrowed from English ganja, from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡan.dʒa/
Noun
ganja (uncountable)
Danish
Etymology
From Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡandja]
Noun
ganja c (singular definite ganjaen, not used in plural form)
Synonyms
References
- “ganja” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish
Etymology
From Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑndʒɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝n.dʒɑ̝]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑnjɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝njɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑndʒɑ
Noun
ganja (slang)
Declension
| Inflection of ganja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | ganja | ganjat | |
| genitive | ganjan | ganjojen | |
| partitive | ganjaa | ganjoja | |
| illative | ganjaan | ganjoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ganja | ganjat | |
| accusative | nom. | ganja | ganjat |
| gen. | ganjan | ||
| genitive | ganjan | ganjojen ganjain rare | |
| partitive | ganjaa | ganjoja | |
| inessive | ganjassa | ganjoissa | |
| elative | ganjasta | ganjoista | |
| illative | ganjaan | ganjoihin | |
| adessive | ganjalla | ganjoilla | |
| ablative | ganjalta | ganjoilta | |
| allative | ganjalle | ganjoille | |
| essive | ganjana | ganjoina | |
| translative | ganjaksi | ganjoiksi | |
| abessive | ganjatta | ganjoitta | |
| instructive | — | ganjoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡan.d͡ʒa]
- Hyphenation: gan‧ja
Etymology 1
From Malay ganja, from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Noun
ganja (plural ganja-ganja)
Derived terms
- mengganja
Etymology 2
From Javanese ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja) and Sundanese [Term?], from Old Javanese gañja.
Noun
ganja (plural ganja-ganja)
Synonyms
Etymology 3
From Madurese [Term?].
Adjective
ganja (comparative lebih ganja, superlative paling ganja)
- a teenager's voice as it becomes heavier during puberty
Further reading
- “ganja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
ganja
- romanization of ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡan.d͡ʒa]
Noun
ganja (Jawi spelling ݢنجا)
Descendants
- Indonesian: ganja (“marijuana”)
Further reading
- “ganja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ʒɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒɐ
- Hyphenation: gan‧ja
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Kimbundu nganji.
Noun
ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Noun
ganja f (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)
- (slang) marijuana
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:canábis
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
ganja class IX (plural ganja class X)
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɑnˈʒɑ/
- IPA(key): /ɡɑnˈdʒɑ/
- Rhymes: -ʒɑ, -dʒɑ
Noun
ganja (definite accusative ganjayı, plural ganjalar)
- (slang) ganja
Declension
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