tjej

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1851.[1] From Romani čai (“girl; woman; wife”), a feminine form of čavo (“boy”). Derived from the root found in the Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva), corresponding to Pali छाप (chāpa, “the young of an animal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɕɛj/
  • Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

tjej c

  1. (colloquial) girl, gal
    Några tjejer från gymnasiet gick runt i affären.
    Some girls from the local high school were browsing in the store.
    Synonyms: flicka, tös, brud
  2. (colloquial) female person regardless of age
    Det var bara vi tjejer i 50-årsåldern där.
    It was only us gals in our 50s there.
    Synonyms: kvinna, brud
  3. (colloquial) girlfriend
    Imorgon ska mina kompisar få träffa min nya tjej.
    Tomorrow my friends are going to meet my new girlfriend.
    Synonyms: flickvän, brud

Declension
Declension of tjej 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjej tjejen tjejer tjejerna
Genitive tjejs tjejens tjejers tjejernas

Derived terms
  • tjejbacill
  • tjejfest
  • tjejfotboll
  • tjejidrott
  • tjejig
  • tjejkast
  • tjejmiddag
  • tjejtjusare

Descendants
  • → Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kjei, kei
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjei, kei

References
  1. tjej in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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