Finnish

Noun

paja

1. smithy, forge
2. workshop
3. (slang) workplace

   Olin pajalla koko viikonlopun.

   I spent the whole weekend at work.

Declension

Synonyms

• (workshop) työpaja

Compounds

Istriot

Alternative forms

• paia

Etymology

From Latin palea.

Noun

paja

1. straw (dried stalks of cereal plants)

Kashubian

Noun

paja f

1. hand
2. paw

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin palea ‎(“chaff”).

Noun

paja f ‎(Latin spelling)

1. hay

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin palea ‎(“chaff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.xa/

Noun

paja f ‎(plural pajas)

1. (countable) straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant)
2. (uncountable) straw (dried stalks considered collectively)

   Él tiene puesto un sombrero de paja.

   He is wearing a straw hat (lit. a hat made of straw)

3. (slang) wank, handjob, masturbation

   (vulgar, Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Uruguay) Me hizo una paja muy rica en el coche mientras yo conducía.

   He/she gave me an awesome handjob in the car while I was driving.

4. (colloquial, countable, Guatemala, El Salvador) lie, falsehood

   Todos los políticos dicen pajas.

   All politicians tell lies.

5. (colloquial, uncountable, Colombia) bullshit, lies, falsehoods

   Todos los políticos hablan paja.

   All politicians tell lies.

6. (Peruvian Spanish) very good, great, excellent

   ¡Que canción paja tocaron en la radio!

   What a great song they played on the radio!

7. (vulgar, uncountable, Argentinian Spanish) laziness, tiredness, fatigue

   ¿Tenemos que caminar treinta cuadras? ¡Qué paja!

   We have to walk thirty blocks? But I'm so tired!

Related terms

• pajar
• pajero
• pajoso

Swahili

Noun

paja (ma class, plural mapaja)

1. thigh

Swedish

Verb

paja ‎(present pajar, preterite pajade, supine pajat, imperative paja)

1. (slang) to accidentally break, to cause to malfunction

Conjugation

See also

• paj
• tårta

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin palea. Compare Italian paglia

Noun

paja f (plural paje)

1. straw

Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish paja.

Noun

paja

1. smithy, forge
2. workshop, studio

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “ателье, кузница”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika