plaj

See also: plâj

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French plage (“beach”).

Nomen

plaj f

1. beach (sandy place by the sea)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplaj]

Verb

plaj

1. second-person singular imperative of plát

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French plage (“beach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaʒ/

Nomen

plaj f

1. beach (sandy place by the sea)

Romani

Nomen

plaj m

1. mountain

Turkish

Alternative forms

• plâj

Etymology

Borrowed from French plage into Ottoman Turkish around the 1890s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑʒ/

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Nomen

plaj (definite accusative plajı, plural plajlar)

1. beach, bathing beach
   • 1937 September 13, “Bedavacılar plâjı”, in Kurun, page 4:

     Halk parasız plâjlarda nasıl eğlenip zevk sürüyor?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. seaside resort
3. watering place

Synonyms

• kıyı
• kumsal
• sahil

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “plaj”, in Nişanyan Sözlük