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tjej

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Alternative forms

  • tjeja

Etymology

Attested since 1851. From Tavringer Romani tjej, from Romani ćhaj (“girl”), a feminine form of ćhavo (“boy”). Derived from the root found in the Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva), corresponding to Pali chāpa (“the young of an animal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tjej c

  1. (colloquial) a girl (young girl)
    Synonyms: flicka, tös, brud
    Några tjejer i 14-årsåldern gick runt i affären
    Some 14-year-old girls were browsing the store
    en present till en sjuårig tjej
    a present for a seven-year-old girl
    Hur gammal är lilltjejen?
    How old is the little one?
  2. (colloquial) a girl, a gal (young woman (or older woman, ironically))
    Synonyms: kvinna, brud
    ragga på en tjej
    hit on a girl
    Det var bara vi tjejer i 50-årsåldern där
    It was just us gals in our 50s there
  3. (colloquial) a girlfriend
    Synonyms: flickvän, brud
    Imorgon ska mina kompisar få träffa min nya tjej
    Tomorrow my friends are going to meet my new girlfriend

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Derived terms

Descendants

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Etymology

From Romani ćhaj (“girl”), a feminine form of ćhavo (“boy”).

Noun

tjej

  1. a girl

See also

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