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tjej.

a girl (young girl)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɕɛj/

  1. a girl (young girl)

    colloquial · common-gender
    Några tjejer i 14-årsåldern gick runt i affären.
    en present till en sjuårig tjej

  2. a girl, a gal (young woman (or older woman, ironically))

    colloquial · common-gender
    ragga på en tjej
    Det var bara vi tjejer i 50-årsåldern där.

  3. a girlfriend

    colloquial · common-gender
    Imorgon ska mina kompisar få träffa min nya tjej.
Where this word comes from

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”).

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