# vaja
## Catalan
### Etymology

Archaic third-person singular present subjunctive of anar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈba.ʒə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈva.ʒə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈva.d͡ʒa]

### Interjection

vaja
* Expresses surprise etc., analogous to Spanish vaya

### Further reading

* “vaja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “vaja”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

## Finnish
### Etymology

Related to vajaa, possibly from development from earlier meaning "gap" as such smaller structures were built between larger buildings.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑjɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝jɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧ja

### Noun

vaja
* shed, hut

#### Declension

Possessive forms of vaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vajani
vajani
accusative
nom.
vajani
vajani
gen.
vajani
genitive
vajani
vajojeni vajaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vajaani
vajojani
inessive
vajassani
vajoissani
elative
vajastani
vajoistani
illative
vajaani
vajoihini
adessive
vajallani
vajoillani
ablative
vajaltani
vajoiltani
allative
vajalleni
vajoilleni
essive
vajanani
vajoinani
translative
vajakseni
vajoikseni
abessive
vajattani
vajoittani
instructive
comitative
—vajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vajasi
vajasi
accusative
nom.
vajasi
vajasi
gen.
vajasi
genitive
vajasi
vajojesi vajaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vajaasi
vajojasi
inessive
vajassasi
vajoissasi
elative
vajastasi
vajoistasi
illative
vajaasi
vajoihisi
adessive
vajallasi
vajoillasi
ablative
vajaltasi
vajoiltasi
allative
vajallesi
vajoillesi
essive
vajanasi
vajoinasi
translative
vajaksesi
vajoiksesi
abessive
vajattasi
vajoittasi
instructive
comitative
—vajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vajamme
vajamme
accusative
nom.
vajamme
vajamme
gen.
vajamme
genitive
vajamme
vajojemme vajaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vajaamme
vajojamme
inessive
vajassamme
vajoissamme
elative
vajastamme
vajoistamme
illative
vajaamme
vajoihimme
adessive
vajallamme
vajoillamme
ablative
vajaltamme
vajoiltamme
allative
vajallemme
vajoillemme
essive
vajanamme
vajoinamme
translative
vajaksemme
vajoiksemme
abessive
vajattamme
vajoittamme
instructive
comitative
—vajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vajanne
vajanne
accusative
nom.
vajanne
vajanne
gen.
vajanne
genitive
vajanne
vajojenne vajainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vajaanne
vajojanne
inessive
vajassanne
vajoissanne
elative
vajastanne
vajoistanne
illative
vajaanne
vajoihinne
adessive
vajallanne
vajoillanne
ablative
vajaltanne
vajoiltanne
allative
vajallenne
vajoillenne
essive
vajananne
vajoinanne
translative
vajaksenne
vajoiksenne
abessive
vajattanne
vajoittanne
instructive
comitative
—vajoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vajansa
vajansa
accusative
nom.
vajansa
vajansa
gen.
vajansa
genitive
vajansa
vajojensa vajainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vajaansa
vajojaan vajojansa
inessive
vajassaan vajassansa
vajoissaan vajoissansa
elative
vajastaan vajastansa
vajoistaan vajoistansa
illative
vajaansa
vajoihinsa
adessive
vajallaan vajallansa
vajoillaan vajoillansa
ablative
vajaltaan vajaltansa
vajoiltaan vajoiltansa
allative
vajalleen vajallensa
vajoilleen vajoillensa
essive
vajanaan vajanansa
vajoinaan vajoinansa
translative
vajakseen vajaksensa
vajoikseen vajoiksensa
abessive
vajattaan vajattansa
vajoittaan vajoittansa
instructive
comitative
—vajoineen vajoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* autovaja
* halkovaja
* kalustovaja
* puuvaja
* työkaluvaja
* vajarakennus
* venevaja

### Further reading

* “vaja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

## Francisco León Zoque
### Noun

vaja
* horn

#### Derived terms

* vaja saṉsaṉbø
* vajaꞌøyu

### References

* Engel, Ralph, Allhiser de Engel, Mary, Mateo Alvarez, José (1987) Diccionario zoque de Francisco León (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 30)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 218

## Hungarian
### Etymology

vaj (“butter”) +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɒjɒ]
* Hyphenation: va‧ja

### Noun

vaja
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of vaj

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²vaja/
* Rhymes: -²aja

### Etymology 1

From a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *vāčëm.

#### Noun

vaja c
* a female reindeer

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | vaja | vajas |
| singular | definite | vajan | vajans |
| plural | indefinite | vajor | vajors |
| plural | definite | vajorna | vajornas |

##### Synonyms

* renko

##### Antonyms

* sarv

##### Hypernyms

* ren

### Etymology 2

From Dutch waaien, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.

#### Verb

vaja (present vajar, preterite vajade, supine vajat, imperative vaja)
* to rock, to sway; slowly and gently move back and forth, usually moved by wind or water
** 2000, Claes Arvidsson, Hurra, hurra‎:Både norska och svenska flaggor vajade.There were both Norwegian and Swedish flags flying in the wind

##### Conjugation
### References

* vaja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* Java