oja

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja (genitive oja, partitive oja)

1. brook, creek

• “oja”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• “oja”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “oja”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• oja in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ojɑ
• Syllabification^(key): o‧ja

oja

1. ditch, trench (especially one used for drainage)
2. (dialectal) small natural brook

• “oja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• OAJ, ajo

Variant of oh ja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːja/

oja

1. (Austria, chiefly Vienna, in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary

   Das stimmt nicht. — Oja! ― That's not correct. — Yes, it is!

   Kommst du heute Abend nicht? — Oja! ― Aren't you coming tonight?? — Yes, I am!

Always stressed on the first syllable, in contrast to oh ja which is always stressed on the second syllable.

• doch
• wohl

From Proto-Finnic *oja. Cognates with Finnish oja and Estonian oja.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ]
• Rhymes: -ojɑ
• Hyphenation: o‧ja

oja

1. ditch, trench

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 82
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 360

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja

1. canal

oja f (Latin spelling)

1. Alternative form of foja (“leaf”)

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja

1. stream

• wōja

Borrowed from Japanese お茶 (o-cha). Doublet of ti.

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [wʌzʲɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /wɛtʲæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {wejah}

oja

1. tea

• ti

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Borrowed from Spanish olla.

oja

1. pot, pan

o +‎ ja, literally "oh yes"

oja

1. emphatic of ja, oh yes

From oj +‎ -a.

oja (present ojar, preterite ojade, supine ojat, imperative oja)

1. (reflexive, informal) to (verbally) express one's distress or concern (e.g. by repeatedly uttering the word oj); to moan, to whimper, to seem to be in (physical or emotional) pain, often with somewhat pathetic overtones

   Synonym: jämra

   Fotbollsspelaren låg och ojade sig, men alla visste att han filmade

   The soccer player was writhing on the ground, but everyone knew it was a dive

   • 2018 March 1, Spänning i luften / Glittrande blå ögon [Excitement in the air / Sparkling blue eyes]‎^[3], Harlequin:

     'Du räddade någons liv utan att oja dig. Du var lugn och redde ut situationen trots att du inte ens kunde språket.'

     'You saved someone's life without complaining. You kept calm and sorted out the situation despite despite the fact that you didn't even know the language.'

   • 2018 March 22, Annika Estassy, Gröna fingrar sökes [Green thumbs wanted]‎^[4], Norstedts:

     'Inte vi men du', sade Elli och räckte över ena glaset. 'Och innan du börjar oja dig över att gravida inte ska dricka alkohol, vill jag meddela att även om jag köpte flaskan på Systemet är innehållet garanterat alkoholfritt.'

     'Not we but you', Elli said as she passed one of the glasses. 'And before you start whining about the fact that pregnant women shouldn't drink alcohol, I would like to tell you that even if I bought the bottle at Systembolaget, the contents are guaranteed to be free of alcohol.'

   • (Can we date this quote?), Djuna Barnes, Natt bland hästar [Night among horses], Modernista:

     »Jag vill inte att du ska sätta näsan i vädret så fort du möter en prostituerad på gatan; du kan be och oja dig, men jag vill inte att du ska ha några fördomar.«

     'I would like you to swallow your pride when you meet a prostitute on the street; you can pray and complain, but I don't want to to have any prejudices.'

• oja sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• oja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja

1. brook, stream, creek

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ручей”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[5], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

• uja

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja (genitive oja, partitive ojja or oia)

1. brook, creek

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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-ója

1. (transitive) to barbecue, to braai

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• umoji