# laja
## Albanian
### Verb

laja
* first-person singular imperfect of laj

## Makasar
### Etymology

From Old Javanese laja (“galangal”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“pepper; to sting, of a wound or spices in food”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlaɟa/, [ˈla.ɟʝa]
* Hyphenation: la‧ja

### Noun

laja (Lontara spelling ᨒᨍ)
* galangal (Alpinia galanga).
    Laja napanaung rigangannaHe put galangal on his vegetables

#### Compounds

* laja eja

### Further reading

* Aburaerah Arief (1995) Kamus Makassar–Indonesia, Ujung Pandang: Yayaan Perguruan Islam Kapita.
* A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎, Brill, →DOI

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia (“ginger”). Compare Min Nan 辣椒 (loa̍h-chio).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laja/

### Noun

laja
* galangal

#### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦭꦲꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (laos, “galangal”)
** → Indonesian: laos (“galangal”)

## Palu'e
### Noun

laja
* blood

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.ʒɐ/
* Hyphenation: la‧ja

### Noun

laja f (plural lajas)
* Alternative form of laje

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlaxa/ [ˈla.xa]
* Rhymes: -axa
* Syllabification: la‧ja

### Noun

laja f (plural lajas)
* slab
    Synonyms: plancha, tabla

### Further reading

* “laja”, 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

## Sundanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia (“ginger”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlad͡ʒa/
* Hyphenation: la‧ja

### Noun

laja (Sundanese script ᮜᮏ)
* galangal

### Further reading

* Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
* "LADJA", Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Tavringer Romani ladjas, lajjas, lajvas (“be ashamed”), from Romani ladž (“shame”). Related to Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā, “shame”), Hindi लाज (lāj, “shame”). The shift in meaning from ’be ashamed’ to ’have fun’ is probably due to influence from another Romani loan lattja (“have fun”). Related to lajbans (“fun”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²laja/
* Rhymes: -aja

### Verb

laja (present lajar, preterite lajade, supine lajat, imperative laja)
* (colloquial) to play, to have fun
** 1995, Olov Svedelid, Piraterna [The Pirates]:Men vi kunde inte låta bli att laja lite gangster.We couldn’t keep ourselves from playing gangster a little bit.
** 2011 January 23, “Ungdomar får allt sämre kondition”, in Dagens Nyheter‎:Hur ofta ser man barn laja på gatan i dag?How often do you see children playing in the street today?
** 2015, Johanna Lindbäck, Jan Svensson:Killarna på fotbollsplanen hade tagit ena målet och höll på att laja runt.The boys on the football field had occupied one of the goals and were playing around.

#### Conjugation

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

#### Derived terms

* laja runt

#### Related terms

* lajbans