# paja
## Albanian
### Noun

paja
* inflection of pajë:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural

## Estonian
### Noun

paja
* genitive singular of pada

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝jɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧ja

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *paja. Cognates include Estonian paja, Ingrian paja, Karelian paja, Ludian paja, Livvi paja, Veps paja and Votic paja.

#### Noun

paja
* smithy, forge
* workshop
    Synonym: työpaja
* (slang) workplace
    Synonym: työpaikka
    Olin pajalla koko viikonlopun.I spent the whole weekend at work.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajani
pajani
accusative
nom.
pajani
pajani
gen.
pajani
genitive
pajani
pajojeni pajaini $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaani
pajojani
inessive
pajassani
pajoissani
elative
pajastani
pajoistani
illative
pajaani
pajoihini
adessive
pajallani
pajoillani
ablative
pajaltani
pajoiltani
allative
pajalleni
pajoilleni
essive
pajanani
pajoinani
translative
pajakseni
pajoikseni
abessive
pajattani
pajoittani
instructive
comitative
—pajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajasi
pajasi
accusative
nom.
pajasi
pajasi
gen.
pajasi
genitive
pajasi
pajojesi pajaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaasi
pajojasi
inessive
pajassasi
pajoissasi
elative
pajastasi
pajoistasi
illative
pajaasi
pajoihisi
adessive
pajallasi
pajoillasi
ablative
pajaltasi
pajoiltasi
allative
pajallesi
pajoillesi
essive
pajanasi
pajoinasi
translative
pajaksesi
pajoiksesi
abessive
pajattasi
pajoittasi
instructive
comitative
—pajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajamme
pajamme
accusative
nom.
pajamme
pajamme
gen.
pajamme
genitive
pajamme
pajojemme pajaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaamme
pajojamme
inessive
pajassamme
pajoissamme
elative
pajastamme
pajoistamme
illative
pajaamme
pajoihimme
adessive
pajallamme
pajoillamme
ablative
pajaltamme
pajoiltamme
allative
pajallemme
pajoillemme
essive
pajanamme
pajoinamme
translative
pajaksemme
pajoiksemme
abessive
pajattamme
pajoittamme
instructive
comitative
—pajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajanne
pajanne
accusative
nom.
pajanne
pajanne
gen.
pajanne
genitive
pajanne
pajojenne pajainne $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaanne
pajojanne
inessive
pajassanne
pajoissanne
elative
pajastanne
pajoistanne
illative
pajaanne
pajoihinne
adessive
pajallanne
pajoillanne
ablative
pajaltanne
pajoiltanne
allative
pajallenne
pajoillenne
essive
pajananne
pajoinanne
translative
pajaksenne
pajoiksenne
abessive
pajattanne
pajoittanne
instructive
comitative
—pajoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajansa
pajansa
accusative
nom.
pajansa
pajansa
gen.
pajansa
genitive
pajansa
pajojensa pajainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaansa
pajojaan pajojansa
inessive
pajassaan pajassansa
pajoissaan pajoissansa
elative
pajastaan pajastansa
pajoistaan pajoistansa
illative
pajaansa
pajoihinsa
adessive
pajallaan pajallansa
pajoillaan pajoillansa
ablative
pajaltaan pajaltansa
pajoiltaan pajoiltansa
allative
pajalleen pajallensa
pajoilleen pajoillensa
essive
pajanaan pajanansa
pajoinaan pajoinansa
translative
pajakseen pajaksensa
pajoikseen pajoiksensa
abessive
pajattaan pajattansa
pajoittaan pajoittansa
instructive
comitative
—pajoineen pajoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* Pajala
* ajatuspaja
* asepaja
* hikipaja
* hitsauspaja
* konepaja
* käsityöpaja
* nyrkkipaja
* pajahiili
* pajahilse
* pajakalusto
* Pajamäki
* pajavasara
* puukkopaja
* rahapaja
* työpaja
* videopaja

##### Further reading

* “paja”, 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 2023-09-01

### Etymology 2

Back-formation from pajauttaa

#### Noun

paja (slang)
* marijuana
    Synonyms: see kannabis

##### Declension

Possessive forms of paja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajani
pajani
accusative
nom.
pajani
pajani
gen.
pajani
genitive
pajani
pajojeni pajaini $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaani
pajojani
inessive
pajassani
pajoissani
elative
pajastani
pajoistani
illative
pajaani
pajoihini
adessive
pajallani
pajoillani
ablative
pajaltani
pajoiltani
allative
pajalleni
pajoilleni
essive
pajanani
pajoinani
translative
pajakseni
pajoikseni
abessive
pajattani
pajoittani
instructive
comitative
—pajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajasi
pajasi
accusative
nom.
pajasi
pajasi
gen.
pajasi
genitive
pajasi
pajojesi pajaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaasi
pajojasi
inessive
pajassasi
pajoissasi
elative
pajastasi
pajoistasi
illative
pajaasi
pajoihisi
adessive
pajallasi
pajoillasi
ablative
pajaltasi
pajoiltasi
allative
pajallesi
pajoillesi
essive
pajanasi
pajoinasi
translative
pajaksesi
pajoiksesi
abessive
pajattasi
pajoittasi
instructive
comitative
—pajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajamme
pajamme
accusative
nom.
pajamme
pajamme
gen.
pajamme
genitive
pajamme
pajojemme pajaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaamme
pajojamme
inessive
pajassamme
pajoissamme
elative
pajastamme
pajoistamme
illative
pajaamme
pajoihimme
adessive
pajallamme
pajoillamme
ablative
pajaltamme
pajoiltamme
allative
pajallemme
pajoillemme
essive
pajanamme
pajoinamme
translative
pajaksemme
pajoiksemme
abessive
pajattamme
pajoittamme
instructive
comitative
—pajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajanne
pajanne
accusative
nom.
pajanne
pajanne
gen.
pajanne
genitive
pajanne
pajojenne pajainne $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaanne
pajojanne
inessive
pajassanne
pajoissanne
elative
pajastanne
pajoistanne
illative
pajaanne
pajoihinne
adessive
pajallanne
pajoillanne
ablative
pajaltanne
pajoiltanne
allative
pajallenne
pajoillenne
essive
pajananne
pajoinanne
translative
pajaksenne
pajoiksenne
abessive
pajattanne
pajoittanne
instructive
comitative
—pajoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajansa
pajansa
accusative
nom.
pajansa
pajansa
gen.
pajansa
genitive
pajansa
pajojensa pajainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
pajaansa
pajojaan pajojansa
inessive
pajassaan pajassansa
pajoissaan pajoissansa
elative
pajastaan pajastansa
pajoistaan pajoistansa
illative
pajaansa
pajoihinsa
adessive
pajallaan pajallansa
pajoillaan pajoillansa
ablative
pajaltaan pajaltansa
pajoiltaan pajoiltansa
allative
pajalleen pajallensa
pajoilleen pajoillensa
essive
pajanaan pajanansa
pajoinaan pajoinansa
translative
pajakseen pajaksensa
pajoikseen pajoiksensa
abessive
pajattaan pajattansa
pajoittaan pajoittansa
instructive
comitative
—pajoineen pajoinensa :

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paja. Cognates include Finnish paja and Estonian paja.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑjɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑjɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧ja

### Noun

paja
* smithy, forge

#### Declension
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 376

## Istriot
### Alternative forms

* paia

### Etymology

From Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”); compare Venetan paja.

### Noun

paja
* straw (dried stalks of cereal plants)

## Kashubian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.ja/
* Rhymes: -aja
* Syllabification: pa‧ja

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

paja f
* (derogatory) hand (especially a big one)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pie.

#### Noun

paja f
* (Canada, United States) pie

### Further reading

* Stanislow Frymark (2020) “paja”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN
* Sychta, Bernard (1970) “paja”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 4 (P – Ř), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 9
* Jan Trepczyk (1994) “ręka”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ręka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

## Ladino
### Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin palea (“chaff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

### Noun

paja f
* hay

## Makasar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpaɟa]

### Noun

paja (Lontara spelling ᨄᨍ)
* (anatomy) buttocks

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish paja, from Latin palea (“chaff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaxa/ [ˈpa.xa]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -axa
* Syllabification: pa‧ja

### Noun

paja f (plural pajas)
* (countable) straw (dried stalk of a cereal plant)
    Synonyms: bagazo, barcia
* (uncountable) straw (dried stalks considered collectively)
    Él tiene puesto un sombrero de paja.He is wearing a straw hat(literally, “a hat made of straw”)
* drinking straw
    Synonyms: pajita, popote, cañita
* (slang) wank, jerk off, handjob, masturbation
    Synonyms: pajilla, pajote
    Me hizo una paja muy rica en el coche mientras yo conducía.He/she gave me an awesome handjob in the car while I was driving.
* (colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela) lie, falsehood
    Todos los políticos hablan paja.All politicians tell lies.
** 2013, Devendra Banhart (lyrics and music), “Mi Negrita”, in Mala:Mi amor no te hablo paja / Aunque no es la verdad(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Peru, slang) very good, great, excellent
    ¡Que canción paja tocaron en la radio!What a great song they played on the radio!
* (vulgar, uncountable, Argentina, Chile) laziness, tiredness, fatigue
    ¿Tenemos que caminar treinta cuadras? ¡Qué paja!We have to walk thirty blocks? But I'm so tired!
* (vulgar, uncountable, Chile) effort, a task, for example, that requires a lot of energy to complete.

#### Derived terms

* a humo de pajas
* apartar el grano de la paja
* hacerse pajas
* hacerse una paja
* hombre de paja
* paja mental
* paja rusa
* paja toquilla

#### Related terms

* pajar
* pajero
* pajoso
* payaso

#### Descendants

* → Dutch: pagga

### Further reading

* “paja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “paja”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
* DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea

## Swahili
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

paja class V (plural mapaja class VI)
* thigh
    paja la kuku ― chicken thigh

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Tavringer Romani pagra, paggra (“to break, to destroy”), from Romani phag- (“to break, to destroy”). Related to Sanskrit भनक्ति (bhanakti, “to break”).

### Verb

paja (present pajar, preterite pajade, supine pajat, imperative paja)
* (intransitive, colloquial) to stop working, to become broken
    Diskmaskinen pajade nyss.The dishwasher just broke.
* (transitive, colloquial) to break, to cause to malfunction
    Jag har råkat paja min tv.I've accidentally broken my TV.
    Jag råkade paja vasenI accidentally broke the vase

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Derived terms

* paj

### References

* paja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* Gerd Carling (2005) “paja”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 96

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Latin palea. Compare Italian paglia.

### Noun

paja f (plural paje)
* straw

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paja.

### Noun

paja
* smithy, forge
* workshop, studio

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ателье, кузница”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paja.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈpɑjɑ/, [ˈpɑʝɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧ja

### Noun

paja
* smithy

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “paja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn