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/
  • Audio (southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/

Noun

ganja (uncountable)

  1. (slang, India, Singapore, Jamaica) 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

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Anagrams

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 See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ganja (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ganjani ganjani
accusative nom. ganjani ganjani
gen. ganjani
genitive ganjani ganjojeni
ganjainirare
partitive ganjaani ganjojani
inessive ganjassani ganjoissani
elative ganjastani ganjoistani
illative ganjaani ganjoihini
adessive ganjallani ganjoillani
ablative ganjaltani ganjoiltani
allative ganjalleni ganjoilleni
essive ganjanani ganjoinani
translative ganjakseni ganjoikseni
instructive — —
abessive ganjattani ganjoittani
comitative — ganjoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ganjasi ganjasi
accusative nom. ganjasi ganjasi
gen. ganjasi
genitive ganjasi ganjojesi
ganjaisirare
partitive ganjaasi ganjojasi
inessive ganjassasi ganjoissasi
elative ganjastasi ganjoistasi
illative ganjaasi ganjoihisi
adessive ganjallasi ganjoillasi
ablative ganjaltasi ganjoiltasi
allative ganjallesi ganjoillesi
essive ganjanasi ganjoinasi
translative ganjaksesi ganjoiksesi
instructive — —
abessive ganjattasi ganjoittasi
comitative — ganjoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ganjamme ganjamme
accusative nom. ganjamme ganjamme
gen. ganjamme
genitive ganjamme ganjojemme
ganjaimmerare
partitive ganjaamme ganjojamme
inessive ganjassamme ganjoissamme
elative ganjastamme ganjoistamme
illative ganjaamme ganjoihimme
adessive ganjallamme ganjoillamme
ablative ganjaltamme ganjoiltamme
allative ganjallemme ganjoillemme
essive ganjanamme ganjoinamme
translative ganjaksemme ganjoiksemme
instructive — —
abessive ganjattamme ganjoittamme
comitative — ganjoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ganjanne ganjanne
accusative nom. ganjanne ganjanne
gen. ganjanne
genitive ganjanne ganjojenne
ganjainnerare
partitive ganjaanne ganjojanne
inessive ganjassanne ganjoissanne
elative ganjastanne ganjoistanne
illative ganjaanne ganjoihinne
adessive ganjallanne ganjoillanne
ablative ganjaltanne ganjoiltanne
allative ganjallenne ganjoillenne
essive ganjananne ganjoinanne
translative ganjaksenne ganjoiksenne
instructive — —
abessive ganjattanne ganjoittanne
comitative — ganjoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ganjansa ganjansa
accusative nom. ganjansa ganjansa
gen. ganjansa
genitive ganjansa ganjojensa
ganjainsarare
partitive ganjaansa ganjojaan
ganjojansa
inessive ganjassaan
ganjassansa		 ganjoissaan
ganjoissansa
elative ganjastaan
ganjastansa		 ganjoistaan
ganjoistansa
illative ganjaansa ganjoihinsa
adessive ganjallaan
ganjallansa		 ganjoillaan
ganjoillansa
ablative ganjaltaan
ganjaltansa		 ganjoiltaan
ganjoiltansa
allative ganjalleen
ganjallensa		 ganjoilleen
ganjoillensa
essive ganjanaan
ganjanansa		 ganjoinaan
ganjoinansa
translative ganjakseen
ganjaksensa		 ganjoikseen
ganjoiksensa
instructive — —
abessive ganjattaan
ganjattansa		 ganjoittaan
ganjoittansa
comitative — ganjoineen
ganjoinensa

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”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -a

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
  • Audio (Kenya)(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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