# kalja
## Estonian
### Noun

kalja
* genitive singular of kali
* partitive singular of kali
* illative singular of kali

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kalja (cognate with Estonian kali). According to one theory, possibly from earlier *kaleja or *kaleta, possibly from an early Indo-European language; compare Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-u-t- (“beer”) (Proto-Slavic *olъ, Proto-Germanic *alu, Old Prussian alu, Old Armenian աւղի (awłi)), and if so, akin to olut, a later borrowing from Baltic or Germanic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑljɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ljɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑljɑ
* Hyphenation: kal‧ja

### Noun

kalja
* A traditional fermented, homemade, weak table drink made of malt and sugar, closely resembling kvass; its alcohol content is between 0.8 and 2.2 %.
    Synonym: (see usage notes) kotikalja
* (informal) beer
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:olut

#### Usage notes

* The difference between kalja and kvass (a drink popular in Eastern Europe, called kvassi or taari in Finnish) is that the former is made from malt, whereas kvass is usually made of bread. Nevertheless, kalja is sometimes metonymically used to refer to kvass or other similar beverages in other cultures as well.
* The use of the term kalja to refer to beer in informal language is so common that it is now quite common to use kotikalja (strictly speaking only for homemade kalja) to refer to the other sense instead to avoid confusion.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kalja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljani
kaljani
accusative
nom.
kaljani
kaljani
gen.
kaljani
genitive
kaljani
kaljojeni kaljaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kaljaani
kaljojani
inessive
kaljassani
kaljoissani
elative
kaljastani
kaljoistani
illative
kaljaani
kaljoihini
adessive
kaljallani
kaljoillani
ablative
kaljaltani
kaljoiltani
allative
kaljalleni
kaljoilleni
essive
kaljanani
kaljoinani
translative
kaljakseni
kaljoikseni
abessive
kaljattani
kaljoittani
instructive
comitative
—kaljoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljasi
kaljasi
accusative
nom.
kaljasi
kaljasi
gen.
kaljasi
genitive
kaljasi
kaljojesi kaljaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kaljaasi
kaljojasi
inessive
kaljassasi
kaljoissasi
elative
kaljastasi
kaljoistasi
illative
kaljaasi
kaljoihisi
adessive
kaljallasi
kaljoillasi
ablative
kaljaltasi
kaljoiltasi
allative
kaljallesi
kaljoillesi
essive
kaljanasi
kaljoinasi
translative
kaljaksesi
kaljoiksesi
abessive
kaljattasi
kaljoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kaljoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljamme
kaljamme
accusative
nom.
kaljamme
kaljamme
gen.
kaljamme
genitive
kaljamme
kaljojemme kaljaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kaljaamme
kaljojamme
inessive
kaljassamme
kaljoissamme
elative
kaljastamme
kaljoistamme
illative
kaljaamme
kaljoihimme
adessive
kaljallamme
kaljoillamme
ablative
kaljaltamme
kaljoiltamme
allative
kaljallemme
kaljoillemme
essive
kaljanamme
kaljoinamme
translative
kaljaksemme
kaljoiksemme
abessive
kaljattamme
kaljoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kaljoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljanne
kaljanne
accusative
nom.
kaljanne
kaljanne
gen.
kaljanne
genitive
kaljanne
kaljojenne kaljainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kaljaanne
kaljojanne
inessive
kaljassanne
kaljoissanne
elative
kaljastanne
kaljoistanne
illative
kaljaanne
kaljoihinne
adessive
kaljallanne
kaljoillanne
ablative
kaljaltanne
kaljoiltanne
allative
kaljallenne
kaljoillenne
essive
kaljananne
kaljoinanne
translative
kaljaksenne
kaljoiksenne
abessive
kaljattanne
kaljoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kaljoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljansa
kaljansa
accusative
nom.
kaljansa
kaljansa
gen.
kaljansa
genitive
kaljansa
kaljojensa kaljainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kaljaansa
kaljojaan kaljojansa
inessive
kaljassaan kaljassansa
kaljoissaan kaljoissansa
elative
kaljastaan kaljastansa
kaljoistaan kaljoistansa
illative
kaljaansa
kaljoihinsa
adessive
kaljallaan kaljallansa
kaljoillaan kaljoillansa
ablative
kaljaltaan kaljaltansa
kaljoiltaan kaljoiltansa
allative
kaljalleen kaljallensa
kaljoilleen kaljoillensa
essive
kaljanaan kaljanansa
kaljoinaan kaljoinansa
translative
kaljakseen kaljaksensa
kaljoikseen kaljoiksensa
abessive
kaljattaan kaljattansa
kaljoittaan kaljoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kaljoineen kaljoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kaljainen
* kaljoitella
* olla kaljoissaan
* jauhokalja
* juoksukalja
* kaljabaari
* kaljabasso
* kaljailta
* kaljakeitto
* kaljakori
* kaljakuppila
* kaljamaha
* kaljanpano
* kaljapullo
* kaljasaavi
* kaljavelli
* keskikalja
* kotikalja
* pikakalja
* pussikalja
* rapakalja
* samppakalja
* saunakalja
* sipsikaljavegaani
* talouskalja
* vaarinkalja

### Further reading

* “kalja”, 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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* jalka, kajal