"tjena" meaning in Swedish

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈɕeːna/ [Sweden], /ˈt͡ɕeːnɑ/ [Finland]
Etymology: Clipping of tjenare, a variant of tjänare. Etymology templates: {{clipping|sv|tjenare}} Clipping of tjenare, {{m|sv|tjänare}} tjänare Head templates: {{head|sv|interjection}} tjena
  1. (colloquial) hey, yo (a colloquial greeting) Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Greetings
    Sense id: en-tjena-sv-intj-GIUmDuRq Disambiguation of Greetings: 89 11 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. (colloquial) yeah, right; indication of doubt Tags: colloquial Synonyms: jo tjena
    Sense id: en-tjena-sv-intj-HsOd7wcK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tjenis (english: chummy), hej (english: has a list of greetings and farewells)

Download JSON data for tjena meaning in Swedish (2.7kB)

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        "2": "tjenare"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of tjenare",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tjänare"
      },
      "expansion": "tjänare",
      "name": "m"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of tjenare, a variant of tjänare.",
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        "2": "interjection"
      },
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  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "chummy",
      "word": "tjenis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "has a list of greetings and farewells",
      "word": "hej"
    }
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Greetings",
          "orig": "sv:Greetings",
          "parents": [
            "Social acts",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Hey man!",
          "text": "Tjena kompis!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She went out to the mailbox and picked up the newspaper and over there Challe jogged by and shouted: Hey!",
          "ref": "1981, Maria-Pia Boëthius, Satans dag",
          "text": "Hon gick ut till brevlådan och hämtade tidningen och därute kom Challe förbijoggande och ropade: Tjena!",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "english": "We who love D’Angelo have learned what patience means. I still remember how hard I was snorted when it was announced in the fall of 1999 that D’Angelo, five years after his debut, would release new material. Yeah, sure. Not until I got the ”Untitled” 12-inch in my hand did it become real.",
          "ref": "2012, Anna Hellsten, “Sång som ger skinande löfte”, in Sydsvenskan",
          "text": "Vi som älskar D’Angelo har fått lära oss vad tålamod vill säga. Jag minns fortfarande hur hårt jag fnös då det hösten 1999 meddelades att D’Angelo, fem år efter debuten, skulle komma med nytt material. Jo, tjena. Inte förrän jag fick ”Untitled”-tolvan i handen blev det på riktigt.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɕeːna/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ɕeːnɑ/",
      "tags": [
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  ],
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}
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    "Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "english": "has a list of greetings and farewells",
      "word": "hej"
    }
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        "Swedish terms with quotations",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
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          "english": "Hey man!",
          "text": "Tjena kompis!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She went out to the mailbox and picked up the newspaper and over there Challe jogged by and shouted: Hey!",
          "ref": "1981, Maria-Pia Boëthius, Satans dag",
          "text": "Hon gick ut till brevlådan och hämtade tidningen och därute kom Challe förbijoggande och ropade: Tjena!",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "2012, Anna Hellsten, “Sång som ger skinande löfte”, in Sydsvenskan",
          "text": "Vi som älskar D’Angelo har fått lära oss vad tålamod vill säga. Jag minns fortfarande hur hårt jag fnös då det hösten 1999 meddelades att D’Angelo, fem år efter debuten, skulle komma med nytt material. Jo, tjena. Inte förrän jag fick ”Untitled”-tolvan i handen blev det på riktigt.",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jo tjena"
        }
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        "colloquial"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɕeːna/",
      "tags": [
        "Sweden"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ɕeːnɑ/",
      "tags": [
        "Finland"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "tjena"
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