ganja en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/ (India)
- /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/ (General-American)
- /ˈɡæn.dʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.
Meanings
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(Caribbean, Singapore, South-Asia, especially, uncountable, usually) Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
There were altogether 2,202 admissions to the five asylums of this province during that time, and of that number it was ascertained that 641 were ganja smokers, 117 were spirit drinkers, and 8 were opium-eaters, the percentages being ganja 291 spririts 5'8, opium 036 per cent.
1892, The Medical Reporter: A Record of Medicine, Surgery, Public Health and of General Medical Intelligence, Volume 1, Medical Publishing Press, page 126:In Bengal the natives talk of the ganja-bearing plant as the male and the weaker pollen-bearing plant as the female.
1898, American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, Volume 33, American Druggist Publishing Company, page 102:Whilst a ganja-eater was catching fish on the bank of a river, a man from another country came and asked which was the road and what was his name; he replied that his name was "eater of six maunds of ganja."
1873, Indian Antiquary, Volume 2, Popular Prakashan, page 271:It must be the ganja, it's the marijuana / That's creeping up on me, why I'm so high
2009, “Must Be the Ganja”, in Relapse, performed by Eminem:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ganjah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gunjah | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| ganga | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| ganjas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gunga | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ganjaphile · ganjapreneur · ganjaism · ganj
Descendants
ganya · ガンジャ · gȁndža · gȃndža · gangia · Ganja · gunja · ganja · ganja · ganja · га̏нџа · га̑нџа
Synonyms
wacky tobaccy · sweetleaf · boo · bhang · reefer · zaza · sens · gage · MJ · trees · dope · devil's lettuce · Mary Joanna · daccha · bud · doobage · mull · sensimillia · zombie · tea · twig · djamba · herb · muggle · pot · greenery · dank · Texas tea · hemp · buddha · grass · green · doja · endo · mezz · hashish · ganja · marihoochie · benj · cannabis · weed · hash · marijuana · sensimilla · choof · cheeba · shit · yarndie · puff · ganj · broccoli · method · Mary Jane
Translations (26)
hi गाँजा (slang for marijuana) · te గంజాయి (slang for marijuana) · sh gȃndža (slang for marijuana) · de Ganja (slang for marijuana) · sh га̑нџа (slang for marijuana) · my ဂန်ဂျာ (slang for marijuana) · pt ganja (slang for marijuana) · ms ganja (slang for marijuana) · ru ганжа (slang for marijuana) · th กัญชา (slang for marijuana) · bn গাঁজা (slang for marijuana) · ne गाँजा (slang for marijuana) · ta கஞ்சா (slang for marijuana) · lo ກັນຊາ (slang for marijuana) · hi गांजा (slang for marijuana) · da ganja (slang for marijuana) · km កញ្ឆា (slang for marijuana) · vi cần sa (slang for marijuana) · pt ganza (slang for marijuana) · ml കഞ്ചാവ് (slang for marijuana) · ur گَانْجَا (slang for marijuana) · gu ગાંજો (slang for marijuana) · pa ਗਾਂਜਾ (slang for marijuana) · ru ганджа (slang for marijuana) · kn ಗಾಂಜಾ (slang for marijuana) · af ganja (slang for marijuana)