manja

Chichewa

Noun

manja class 6

  1. plural of dzanja

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Etymology

Cognate with Vai [script needed] (manja).

Noun

manja

  1. chief

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)

  1. (Suriname, Antilles) mango
    Synonyms: manga, mango
  2. (Suriname, Antilles) mango tree, Mangifera indica

Derived terms

  • manjaboom

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mán.(d)ʒà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mán.d͡ʒə̀]

Noun

manjà m (plural manjōjī, possessed form manjàn)

  1. Alternative form of manjò

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmand͡ʒa/, [ˈmaɲ.d͡ʒa]
  • Hyphenation: man‧ja

Adjective

manja

  1. friendly
  2. pampered; spoiled

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.ʒɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒɐ
  • Hyphenation: man‧ja

Verb

manja

  1. inflection of manjar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Warlpiri

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɲ.ca/, [ˈmɐɲ.ɟa], [-ɟ͡ʑa]

Noun

manja

  1. mulga tree
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