maja

Questions about maja

What does maja mean?

maja means "type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution".

How many syllables are in maja?

maja has 2 syllables and divides as ma-ja under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for maja?

Close synonyms include genus Maja, Maia, genus Maia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is maja a common word?

maja is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.