gejo

Esperanto

ĉielarka flago de geja fiero

Etymology

From English gay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡejo]

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• Rhymes: -ejo
• Hyphenation: ge‧jo

Noun

gejo (accusative singular gejon, plural gejoj, accusative plural gejojn)

1. gay person, homosexual (especially of men)

   Synonym: samseksemulo

   • 2000, Joao Manoel Aguilera Junior, “Esperanto en geja parado”, in La Ondo de Esperanto, numbers 8-9:

     [E]sperantistoj en la 4a Parado de Geja Fiero en San-Paŭlo (Brazilo) portis sloganrubandon: “Esperanto, Lingvo Internacia, unuiganta la G.L.S-komunumon” (gejoj, lesboj kaj simpatiantoj).

     Esperantists in the 4th Gay Pride Parade in São Paulo (Brazil) carried a banner: "Esperanto, International Language, unifying the G.L.S. community" (gays, lesbians, and supporters).

Hyponyms

• lesbo (“lesbian”)

Derived terms

• geja (“gay”, adjective)
• gejaĉo
• gejino (“gay woman”)

See also

• gaja (“joyous”)
• samseksemo (“homosexuality”)

Shona

Etymology

From a Nguni language. Compare Zulu igeja.

Noun

gejo class 5 (plural magejo class 6)

1. plough

See also

• muromo