manja

English

Alternative forms

• manjha

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मांजा (māñjā).

Noun

manja (plural manjas)

1. A glass-coated string attached to a kite, used to cut the strings of other kites in kite fighting.
   • 2008, Bapsi Sidhwa, The Pakistani Bride‎^[1], Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 54:

     In spring when the sky was dotted with paper kites, the young men and boys allowed the girls to hold the manja, kite string made abrasive with finely crushed glass.

Translations

abrasive string

• Hindi: मांजा m (māñjā)
• Portuguese: cerol (pt) m
• Spanish: hilo curado (es) m

Further reading

• manja (string) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Chichewa

Noun

manja class 6

1. plural of dzanja

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Etymology

Cognate with Vai [script needed] (manja).

Noun

manja

1. chief

References

• Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Malay mangga. Cf. Sranan Tongo manya. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑn.jaː/
• Hyphenation: man‧ja

Noun

manja c (plural manja's)

1. (Suriname, Antilles) mango

   Synonyms: manga, mango

2. (Suriname, Antilles) mango tree, Mangifera indica

Derived terms

• manjaboom

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mán.(d)ʒà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mán.d͡ʒə̀]

Noun

manjà m (plural manjōjī, possessed form manjàn)

1. Alternative form of manjò

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmand͡ʒa/ [ˈman.d͡ʒa]
• Rhymes: -and͡ʒa
• Syllabification: man‧ja

Adjective

manja

1. friendly
2. pampered; spoiled

Derived terms

• memanjakan

 

Further reading

• “manja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃.ʒɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒɐ
• Hyphenation: man‧ja

Verb

manja

1. inflection of manjar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Warlpiri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɲ.ca/, [ˈmɐɲ.ɟa], [-ɟ͡ʑa]

Noun

manja

1. mulga tree