maje

maje

1. indefinite dative/ablative singular of majë

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

maje

1. masculine singular present transgressive of mít

• vlastně

maje (Raguileo spelling)

1. paternal uncle
2. nephew

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

Shortened form of svartemarje (“Black Maria”).

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

1. Black Maria

• marje
• svartemarje

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

maje m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of maj

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

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

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?

   Dude, are you coming today or not?

maje m 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.

maje m (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.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

maje

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

• “maje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “maje”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

• majje

From magister (“male teacher”).

maje c

1. (slang, dated) a male teacher

   Synonym: magister

   att gå till majen och skvallra

   to go to the teacher and squeal

Countable, but the plural form is unattested.