maje

See also: majé and majë

Mapudungun

Noun

maje (using Raguileo Alphabet)

  1. paternal uncle
  2. nephew

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Shortened form of svartemarje (Black Maria).

Noun

maje f or m (definite singular maja or majen, indefinite plural majer, definite plural majene)

  1. Black Maria

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaxe/

Etymology 1

Interjection

maje

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) dude! (said to a man)
    Maje, ¿vas a venir ahora o no? - Dude, are you coming today or not?
Synonyms

Adjective

maje (plural majes)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) idiot, stupid (said about a man)
    No seas tan maje; ya deja de hacer eso. - Don't be so stupid, stop doing that.
Synonyms

Noun

maje m (plural majes)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) guy (pejorative, slightly insulting)
    Mira al maje que va caminando ahí. - Look at that guy who's walking over there.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

maje

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of majar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of majar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of majar.

Further reading

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