baj
See also: b'aj and báj
Greenlandic
Etymology
English bye.
Interjection
baj
- goodbye
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian boj (“battle”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɒj]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: baj
- Rhymes: -ɒj
Noun
baj (plural bajok)
- trouble, matter, problem
- Synonyms: gond, probléma
- Mi a baj? ― What's the matter?
- (obsolete) battle, combat, fight, duel
- 1651, Miklós Zrínyi, Szigeti veszedelem (“The Siege of Sziget”, literally “The Peril of Sziget”), Franklin (1901), canto 14, stanza 101; translation by László Kőrössy:
- Mikor Szigetvártul jó tova valának, / Egy szép kerék rétet völgybe találának. / Azt tudnád, akartva ezt harczhoz csinálták. / Itten halálos bajt csak ketten vivának.
- When from Szigetvár they were a good distance, / A pretty round meadow found in a valley; / You would think that it was made purposefully for battle, / Here only two fight a fatal duel.
- Mikor Szigetvártul jó tova valának, / Egy szép kerék rétet völgybe találának. / Azt tudnád, akartva ezt harczhoz csinálták. / Itten halálos bajt csak ketten vivának.
- 1651, Miklós Zrínyi, Szigeti veszedelem (“The Siege of Sziget”, literally “The Peril of Sziget”), Franklin (1901), canto 14, stanza 101; translation by László Kőrössy:
- ill, trouble, condition, complaint (a certain abnormal state of health)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | baj | bajok |
| accusative | bajt | bajokat |
| dative | bajnak | bajoknak |
| instrumental | bajjal | bajokkal |
| causal-final | bajért | bajokért |
| translative | bajjá | bajokká |
| terminative | bajig | bajokig |
| essive-formal | bajként | bajokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | bajban | bajokban |
| superessive | bajon | bajokon |
| adessive | bajnál | bajoknál |
| illative | bajba | bajokba |
| sublative | bajra | bajokra |
| allative | bajhoz | bajokhoz |
| elative | bajból | bajokból |
| delative | bajról | bajokról |
| ablative | bajtól | bajoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | bajé | bajoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | bajéi | bajokéi |
| Possessive forms of baj | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | bajom | bajaim |
| 2nd person sing. | bajod | bajaid |
| 3rd person sing. | baja | bajai |
| 1st person plural | bajunk | bajaink |
| 2nd person plural | bajotok | bajaitok |
| 3rd person plural | bajuk | bajaik |
Derived terms
- bajlódik
- bajos
Compound words
- bajvívás
- cukorbaj
- párbaj
- sebaj
Expressions
- a baj nem jár egyedül
- bajba jut/ kerül/ keveredik
- bajban ismerszik meg a jó barát
- ellátja a baját
Descendants
- → Romanian: bai
References
- baj in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- baj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- baj in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
K'iche'
Verb
baj
- to chew
References
- Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baj/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: baj
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajь, analyzable as a deverbal from bajać.
Noun
baj m pers
- (literature) in-story storyteller or narrator in children's literature (a narrator of a children's fable within the fable itself)
Declension
Declension of baj
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | baj | baje |
| genitive | baja | bajów |
| dative | bajowi | bajom |
| accusative | baja | bajów |
| instrumental | bajem | bajami |
| locative | baju | bajach |
| vocative | baju | baje |
Related terms
adjective
- bajowy
nouns
- baja
- bajarka
- bajarz
- bajeczka
- bajka
phrase
- baju, baju, będziesz w raju
verb
- bajać
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
baj
- second-person singular imperative of bajać
- Synonym: bajaj
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
baj f
- genitive plural of baja
- Synonym: bai
Further reading
- baj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- baj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
baj (Cyrillic spelling бај)
- second-person singular imperative of bajati
Swedish
Alternative forms
- bau
Etymology 1
From the West Bothnia and East Gothland dialectal word baj (“filth”). According to Rietz, possibly related to Middle High German baht.
Interjection
baj
- (obsolete, 18–19th century) chastening of children when they dirtied themself, or have been bad
- 1846, Johan August Lundell, Om rättstafningsfrågan. Tre föreläsningar.:
- Fy baj, lilla Maja!
- Bad, little Maja!
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- (obsolete, 19th century) warning for children to watch out for something filthy, uncomfortable, or shameful
- (jokingly, obsolete, 19th century) more generally showing dislike or disgust of indiscretion, vulgarity, or shameful behaviour
- 1820, Carl Israel Hallman, C. I. Hallmans Skrifter:
- Baj baj, så Herr Rolf talar!
- Tut tut, Mr. Rolf, watch your language!
- 1896, Eugenie Beskow-Heerberger, För svenska barn : sagor och berättelser:
- "Usch, fy baj! Ricinolja!" ropades i korus omkring bordet.
- Yuk, disgusting! Castor oil!" they shouted in chorus around the table.
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See also
- ajabaja (“No, you are not allowed to do that”)
- baja (“No, do not do that”)
Noun
baj n
- (dialect, obsolete, 18–19th century) filth, dirt, feces
- Synonyms: avföring, smuts, träck
Declension
| Declension of baj | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | baj | bajet | — | — |
| Genitive | bajs | bajets | — | — |
Derived terms
- bajs (“poop”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French baie (“bay”).
Noun
baj n
- (obsolete, 17–19th century) a bay connected to the sea which entrance is less broad than its middle, goes deeper into land than a bukt (“bay”) which tend to be more evenly broad
- Synonym: vik
Etymology 3
Unknown. According to some from French Bayonne via bajonett (“bayonet”). According to others from "bajen vid Biscaja" (Bay of Biscay), compare baj (“bay”).
Noun
baj n
- (obsolete, 16–19th century) bajsalt, type of unrefined salt from western Europe
- Synonym: havssalt
References
- baj in Johan Ernst Rietz, Svenskt dialektlexikon (1862–1867)
- baj in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bajsalt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- Anders Fredrik Dalin (1850) Ordbok öfver svenska språket, baj, page 102