aje
التعريفات والمعاني
== Haitian Creole ==
=== Etymology ===
From French âgé (“old”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a.ʒe/
=== Adjective ===
aje
old
== Malay ==
=== Alternative forms ===
je, saja
aja (Indonesia)
=== Etymology ===
Colloquial contraction of sahaja.
=== Pronunciation ===
(schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈad͡ʒə/ [ˈa.d͡ʒə]
Rhymes: -d͡ʒə, -ə
Hyphenation: a‧je
=== Adverb ===
aje (Jawi spelling ايدجي)
(colloquial) alternative form of sahaja (“only; just; merely”).
Synonyms: hanya, cuma
==== Related terms ====
sahaja
==== Further reading ====
"aje" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Marshallese ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly onomatopoeic?”)
=== Pronunciation ===
(phonetics) IPA(key): [ɑzʲe]
(phonemic) IPA(key): /ɰætʲej/
Bender phonemes: {hajȩy}
=== Noun ===
aje (construct ajein, person noun ri-aje) (alienable)
a traditional Marshallese hourglass drum made from a hollowed-out log, typically of Pisonia grandis wood, with a membrane of shark stomach lining
==== Usage notes ====
Traditionally, the aje was played mainly by women, often in ensembles accompanying men’s dances and performances, as well as to encourage men during war and voyages. In contemporary usage, the aje is primarily played by men.
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Nik Willson (2014), Naan[1], Majuro, Marshall Islands, page 854
=== Further reading ===
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Aje[2], New York, NY
== Pamona ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qazay.
=== Noun ===
aje
chin
== Spanish ==
=== Verb ===
aje
inflection of ajar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
== Tae' ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-South Sulawesi *aje (“foot”). Compare Buginese aje (“foot”).
=== Noun ===
aje
(Bajoʼ, Bua) a foot
Synonym: letteʼ (Rongkong, Masamba)
== Yoruba ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ā.d͡ʒé/
=== Noun ===
ajé
wealth, money; economic success
Synonyms: owó, ọrọ̀
==== Derived terms ====
Ajé (“female deity of wealth”)