English

Abbreviation

Maj

1. Abbreviation of majesty.

Derived terms

• Her Maj
• His Maj
• Your Maj

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.

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

• (Gregorian calendar months) måned i den gregorianske kalender; januar, februar, marts, april, maj, juni, juli, august, september, oktober, november, december ^{(Category: da:Months)}

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

• màjskī

Synonyms

• (Croatian): svȋbanj

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) m(j)eseci gregorijanskog kalendara; januar/siječanj, februar/veljača, mart/ožujak, april/travanj, maj/svibanj, jun/juni/lipanj, jul/juli/srpanj, avgust/august/kolovoz, septembar/rujan, oktobar/listopad, novembar/studeni, decembar/prosinac ^{(Category: sh:Gregorian calendar months)}

Slovene

Pronunciation

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

Noun

máj m inan ‎(genitive mája, nominative plural máji)

1. May

Declension

Coordinate terms

• (Gregorian calendar months) méseci gregorijánskega koledárja; jánuar, fébruar, márec, apríl, máj, júnij, júlij, avgúst, septêmber, október, novêmber, decêmber

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maj/
• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

maj c

1. the month May

See also

• jan - feb - mar - apr - maj - jun - jul - aug - sep - okt - nov - dec

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