ganja

See also: Ganja

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, hemp).

Pronunciation

  • (India) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡæn.dʒə/
  • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/

Noun

ganja (uncountable)

  1. (slang, India, Singapore) marijuana, as used for smoking.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
    • 2009, “Must Be the Ganja”, in Relapse, performed by Eminem:
      It must be the ganja, it's the marijuana / That's creeping up on me, why I'm so high

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English ganja, from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, hemp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡan.dʒa/

Noun

ganja (uncountable)

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) weed, marijuana

Finnish

Etymology

From Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, hemp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑndʒɑ/, [ˈɡɑndʒɑ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑnjɑ/, [ˈɡɑnjɑ]

Noun

ganja

  1. (slang) ganja

Declension

Inflection of ganja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative ganja ganjat
genitive ganjan ganjojen
partitive ganjaa ganjoja
illative ganjaan ganjoihin
singular plural
nominative ganja ganjat
accusative nom. ganja ganjat
gen. ganjan
genitive ganjan ganjojen
ganjainrare
partitive ganjaa ganjoja
inessive ganjassa ganjoissa
elative ganjasta ganjoista
illative ganjaan ganjoihin
adessive ganjalla ganjoilla
ablative ganjalta ganjoilta
allative ganjalle ganjoille
essive ganjana ganjoina
translative ganjaksi ganjoiksi
instructive ganjoin
abessive ganjatta ganjoitta
comitative ganjoineen
Possessive forms of ganja (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person ganjani ganjamme
2nd person ganjasi ganjanne
3rd person ganjansa

Synonyms


Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡan.d͡ʒa]
  • Hyphenation: gan‧ja

Etymology 1

From Malay ganja, from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, hemp).

Noun

ganja (first-person possessive ganjaku, second-person possessive ganjamu, third-person possessive ganjanya)

  1. marijuana
    Synonym: mariyuana
Derived terms
  • mengganja

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja) and Sundanese [Term?], from Old Javanese gañja.

Noun

ganja (first-person possessive ganjaku, second-person possessive ganjamu, third-person possessive ganjanya)

  1. (dialect) top (of a kris)
  2. (dialect) top (of a kujang)
Synonyms

Etymology 3

From Madurese [Term?].

Adjective

ganja

  1. A teenager's voice as it becomes heavier during puberty

Further reading


Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, hemp).

Noun

ganja (Jawi spelling ݢنجا, informal 1st possessive ganjaku, 2nd possessive ganjamu, 3rd possessive ganjanya)

  1. marijuana

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ganja (marijuana)

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

From Kimbundu nganji.

Noun

ganja f (plural ganjas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) arrogance or vanity

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

ganja (n class, plural ganja)

  1. marijuana
    Synonym: bangi

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, hemp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɑnˈʒɑ/
  • IPA(key): /ɡɑnˈdʒɑ/
  • Rhymes: -ʒɑ, -dʒɑ

Noun

ganja (definite accusative ganjayı, plural ganjalar)

  1. (slang) ganja

Declension

Inflection
Nominative ganja
Definite accusative ganjayı
Singular Plural
Nominative ganja ganjalar
Definite accusative ganjayı ganjaları
Dative ganjaya ganjalara
Locative ganjada ganjalarda
Ablative ganjadan ganjalardan
Genitive ganjanın ganjaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular ganjam ganjalarım
2nd singular ganjan ganjaların
3rd singular ganjası ganjaları
1st plural ganjamız ganjalarımız
2nd plural ganjanız ganjalarınız
3rd plural ganjaları ganjaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular ganjamı ganjalarımı
2nd singular ganjanı ganjalarını
3rd singular ganjasını ganjalarını
1st plural ganjamızı ganjalarımızı
2nd plural ganjanızı ganjalarınızı
3rd plural ganjalarını ganjalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular ganjama ganjalarıma
2nd singular ganjana ganjalarına
3rd singular ganjasına ganjalarına
1st plural ganjamıza ganjalarımıza
2nd plural ganjanıza ganjalarınıza
3rd plural ganjalarına ganjalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular ganjamda ganjalarımda
2nd singular ganjanda ganjalarında
3rd singular ganjasında ganjalarında
1st plural ganjamızda ganjalarımızda
2nd plural ganjanızda ganjalarınızda
3rd plural ganjalarında ganjalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular ganjamdan ganjalarımdan
2nd singular ganjandan ganjalarından
3rd singular ganjasından ganjalarından
1st plural ganjamızdan ganjalarımızdan
2nd plural ganjanızdan ganjalarınızdan
3rd plural ganjalarından ganjalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular ganjamın ganjalarımın
2nd singular ganjanın ganjalarının
3rd singular ganjasının ganjalarının
1st plural ganjamızın ganjalarımızın
2nd plural ganjanızın ganjalarınızın
3rd plural ganjalarının ganjalarının
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