joja
Guaraní
Pronunciation
Noun
joja
Makasar
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɟo.ɟa/, [ˈɟʝo.ɟʝa]
- Hyphenation: jo‧ja
Verb
joja (Lontara spelling ᨍᨚᨍ)
- (intransitive) to be busy with; to make oneself busy
- Joja sibatu ballakkiʼ amboyai suraʼ-suraʼna i Basoʼ natanigappà
- Everyone in our house was busy looking for Basoʼs papers, but we couldn't find them
- Ia nalompo gauka lompotongintu jojaya
- When there's a big celebration coming, everyone is always busy with the preparations
- (intransitive) making a fuss
- Teako jojadudu banngi-Jumàki
- Don't make such a fuss, it's the Thursday night (night before Friday)
Affixations
- aʼjoja-joja
- jojài
- kajojàng
- paʼjoja-jojàng
- sijojài
Further reading
- Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
San Marcos Tlalcoyalco Popoloca
Noun
joja
Sicilian
Etymology
Noun
joja f
Xhosa
Verb
-jója
Inflection
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