karja

Estonian

Noun

karja

  1. genitive singular of kari
  2. partitive singular of kari

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karja (compare Estonian kari, Livonian kōŗa), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (army) (compare Swedish här (land army), German Heer (army)). The original sense "army, forces" may survive in Karjala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrjɑ/, [ˈkɑrjɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrjɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kar‧ja

Noun

karja

  1. cattle (domesticated bovine animals; sometimes with a specifier: nautakarja, lehmikarja)
  2. other domesticated animals kept for food (in this sense usually with a specifier: siipikarja, porokarja etc.)
  3. stock, livestock (farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation collectively)
  4. (rare) herd, flock
    Synonyms: parvi, lauma
    Sata teertä yhdessä karjassa.
    One hundred grouses in one flock.
  5. (figuratively, rare) wild animals used as food
    metsän karja, Tapion karjathe game
    Synonym: riista
    veden karjathe fish
    Synonyms: kala, villikala

Declension

Inflection of karja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative karja karjat
genitive karjan karjojen
partitive karjaa karjoja
illative karjaan karjoihin
singular plural
nominative karja karjat
accusative nom. karja karjat
gen. karjan
genitive karjan karjojen
karjainrare
partitive karjaa karjoja
inessive karjassa karjoissa
elative karjasta karjoista
illative karjaan karjoihin
adessive karjalla karjoilla
ablative karjalta karjoilta
allative karjalle karjoille
essive karjana karjoina
translative karjaksi karjoiksi
instructive karjoin
abessive karjatta karjoitta
comitative karjoineen
Possessive forms of karja (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person karjani karjamme
2nd person karjasi karjanne
3rd person karjansa

Derived terms

compounds

See also


Hungarian

Etymology

kar + -ja (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒrjɒ]
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ja

Noun

karja

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of kar (arm, lever)

Usage notes

For the possessive of kar in the sense “faculty; ensemble”, see kara.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative karja
accusative karját
dative karjának
instrumental karjával
causal-final karjáért
translative karjává
terminative karjáig
essive-formal karjaként
essive-modal karjául
inessive karjában
superessive karján
adessive karjánál
illative karjába
sublative karjára
allative karjához
elative karjából
delative karjáról
ablative karjától
non-attributive
possessive - singular
karjáé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
karjáéi

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karja. Cognates include Finnish karja and Estonian kari.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑrjɑ/, [ˈkɑri]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑrjɑ/, [ˈkɑrjɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrjɑ
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ja

Noun

karja

  1. herd, flock (specifically, of cattle)

Declension

Declension of karja (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative karja karjat
genitive karjan karjoin
partitive karjaa karjoja
illative karjaa karjoi
inessive karjaas karjois
elative karjast karjoist
allative karjalle karjoille
adessive karjaal karjoil
ablative karjalt karjoilt
translative karjaks karjoiks
essive karjanna, karjaan karjoinna, karjoin
exessive1) karjant karjoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 137

West Makian

Etymology

From Indonesian kerja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkar̪.d͡ʒa/

Verb

karja

  1. (transitive) to work, to be employed
    dema takarja wayoI do not work

Conjugation

Conjugation of karja (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person takarja makarja akarja
2nd person nakarja fakarja
3rd person inanimate ikarja dakarja
animate
imperative nakarja, karja fakarja, karja

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics
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