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paja.

to stop working, to become broken

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to stop working, to become broken

    colloquial · intransitive
    Diskmaskinen pajade nyss.
  2. to break, to cause to malfunction

    colloquial · transitive
    Jag har råkat paja min tv.
    Jag råkade paja vasen
Where this word comes from

From Tavringer Romani pagra, paggra (“to break, to destroy”), from Romani phag- (“to break, to destroy”). Related to Sanskrit भनक्ति (bhanakti, “to break”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.