manja
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मांजा (māñjā).
Noun
manja (plural manjas)
- A glass-coated string attached to a kite, used to cut the strings of other kites in kite fighting.
- 2008, Bapsi Sidhwa, The Pakistani Bride[1], Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 54:
- In spring when the sky was dotted with paper kites, the young men and boys allowed the girls to hold the manja, kite string made abrasive with finely crushed glass.
Translations
Further reading
- manja (string) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chichewa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màgànjà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ⁿd͡ʒa/
Noun
manja class 6
- plural of dzanja.
Derived terms
- nkhalamanja (“dagger”)
Dama (Sierra Leone)
Etymology
Cognate with Vai [script needed] (manja).
Noun
manja
References
- Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Malay mangga. Cf. Sranan Tongo manya. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑn.jaː/
- Hyphenation: man‧ja
Noun
manja c (plural manja's)
Derived terms
- manjaboom
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
manjà m (plural manjōjī, possessed form manjàn)
- alternative form of manjò
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay manja, ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmand͡ʒa/ [ˈmaɲ.d͡ʒa]
- Rhymes: -and͡ʒa
- Syllabification: man‧ja
Adjective
manja (comparative lebih manja, superlative paling manja)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “manja” 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.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.ʒɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒɐ
- Hyphenation: man‧ja
Verb
manja
- inflection of manjar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Warlpiri
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɲ.ca/, [ˈmɐɲ.ɟa], [-ɟ͡ʑa]
Noun
manja
- mulga tree