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Maj

Maj

See also: maj, máj, Maj., and máj.

English

Abbreviation

Maj

  1. Abbreviation of majesty.

Derived terms


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaj]

Noun

Maj m pers

  1. Mayan

Declension

Related terms

  • majański

Slovene

Proper noun

Maj

  1. A male given name shortened from female Maja.

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aj

Proper noun

Maj

  1. A female given name shortened from Maja ( =Maria), also associated with the month May (maj). A common part of hyphenated given names such as Maj-Britt, Maj-Lis.

maj

maj

See also: Maj, máj, Maj., and máj.

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • mâj (Gheg)
  • mah (dialectal)

Verb

maj (first-person singular past tense majta, participle majtur)

  1. To feed oneself.
  2. To fatten.

References

  1. Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary, s.v. "maj ~ mâj" (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 241.
  2. J.P. Mallory & D.Q. Adams, eds., Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, s.v. "wet" (London: Fitzroy-Dearborn, 1997), 639.

Etymology 2

From Latin Māius.

Noun

maj m

  1. May

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maj/, [mɑj]

Noun

maj c

  1. May (the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)

See also


Lojban

Rafsi

maj

  1. rafsi of marji.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maj/

Noun

maj m inan

  1. The month May

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mâj/

Noun

mȁj m (Cyrillic spelling ма̏ј)

  1. May

Declension

Derived terms

Synonyms

See also


Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmàːj/
  • Tonal orthography: máj

Noun

máj m inan (genitive mája, nominative plural máji)

  1. May

Declension

Coordinate terms


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maj/
  • Rhymes: -aj

Noun

maj c

  1. the month May

See also


Zay

Etymology

Cognate to Silt'e መዪ (mayi).

Noun

maj

  1. water

References

  • Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind