karja
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See also: Kärjä
Noun
karja
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
Noun
karja
- cattle (domesticated bovine animals; sometimes with a specifier: nautakarja, lehmikarja)
- other domesticated animals kept for food (in this sense usually with a specifier: siipikarja, porokarja etc.)
- stock, livestock (farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation collectively)
- (rare) herd, flock
- (figuratively, rare) wild animals used as food
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 karjain rare | |
| 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 | |
| abessive | karjatta | karjoitta | |
| instructive | — | karjoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
- australiankarjakoira
- itäsuomenkarja
- kanakarja
- karja-aitaus
- karja-aura
- karja-auto
- karjaeläin
- karjafarmi
- karjakanta
- karjakartano
- karjakeittiö
- karjalaidun
- karjalauma
- Karjaluoto
- karjamaja
- karjanajaja
- karjanhoitaja
- karjanhoito
- karjanjalostus
- karjankasvattaja
- karjankasvatus
- karjankellot
- karjankuljetusauto
- karjankutsunta
- Karjanlahti
- karjanlaidun
- karjanlanta
- Karjanmaa
- karjanomistaja
- karjanostaja
- karjanpito
- karjanrehu
- karjanruoka
- karjanruokinta
- karjantarkkailu
- karjanäyttely
- karjapaimen
- karjapiha
- karjapolku
- karjarotu
- karjarutto
- karjasuoja
- karjatalous
- karjatarha
- karjatila
- karjatilallinen
- karjavaras
- karjavarkaus
- karjavaunu
- karjavene
- kyyttökarja
- lehmikarja
- lihakarja
- lypsykarja
- länsisuomenkarja
- maatiaiskarja
- nautakarja
- nuorikarja
- nuorkarja
- pienkarja
- pihvikarja
- pohjoissuomenkarja
- porokarja
- sarvikarja
- siipikarja
- siitoskarja
- suomenkarja
- teuraskarja
- vaalikarja
- ylämaankarja
See also
Further reading
- “karja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (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
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
karja
- 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 | — |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *karja. Cognates include Finnish karja and Estonian kari.
Pronunciation
Noun
karja
- herd, flock
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 55:
- Kokonaisinna karjoinna hylkeet leƶivät siis rannaas tali jäälontin pääl.
- With whole flocks the seals then lie on the shore or on top of an ice raft.
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
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Etymology
From Indonesian kerja.
Pronunciation
Verb
karja
- (transitive) to work, to be employed
- dema takarja wayo ― I do not work
Conjugation
References
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