baja
Buginese
Noun
baja
- tomorrow
Hungarian
Etymology
baj + -a (possessive suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɒjɒ]
- Hyphenation: ba‧ja
Noun
baja
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of baj
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | baja | — |
| accusative | baját | — |
| dative | bajának | — |
| instrumental | bajával | — |
| causal-final | bajáért | — |
| translative | bajává | — |
| terminative | bajáig | — |
| essive-formal | bajaként | — |
| essive-modal | bajául | — |
| inessive | bajában | — |
| superessive | baján | — |
| adessive | bajánál | — |
| illative | bajába | — |
| sublative | bajára | — |
| allative | bajához | — |
| elative | bajából | — |
| delative | bajáról | — |
| ablative | bajától | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | bajáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | bajáéi | — |
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.d͡ʒa/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ja
Etymology 1
From Malay waja (“steel”), which doublet of waja,
- from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “strength”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“lively”). Doublet of vigili.
- from Sauraseni Prakrit vajja, from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “thunderbolt”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“strong, lively”).[1]
The sense of teeth blackening material is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦮꦗ (waja).
Noun
baja (plural baja-baja, first-person possessive bajaku, second-person possessive bajamu, third-person possessive bajanya)
- steel
- (figurative) something that is hard and strong
- teeth blackening material.
Alternative forms
- waja: Indonesia, (Standard) Malay
Derived terms
- berbaja
- membaja
- membajai
Etymology 2
From Malay baja (“manure”), from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “sacrificial food or prayer”).
Noun
baja (first-person possessive bajaku, second-person possessive bajamu, third-person possessive bajanya)
- (obsolete, dialect) manure
- Synonym: pupuk
- Bangkai manusia akan terhantar di tanah seperti baja di padang.[2] ― Human corpses will fall like manure on the surface of the field.
Derived terms
- membajai
Noun
baja (first-person possessive bajaku, second-person possessive bajamu, third-person possessive bajanya)
- Short for bintara remaja.
Etymology 4
From Bima [Term?].
Noun
baja (first-person possessive bajaku, second-person possessive bajamu, third-person possessive bajanya)
- customary punishment in Bima by parade.
References
- Tom Hoogervorst (2017), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, DOI:, →ISBN, page 375–440
- Alkitab, Jakarta: Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia, 1954.
Further reading
- “baja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Noun
baja
- Dated spelling of baya.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “sacrificial food or prayer”).
Pronunciation
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
baja (plural baja-baja, informal 1st possessive bajaku, 2nd possessive bajamu, 3rd possessive bajanya)
- manure
Descendants
- Indonesian: baja
Further reading
- “baja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: ba‧ja
Etymology 1
Back-formation from bajka, from Proto-Slavic *bajьka.
Noun
baja f
- (colloquial) Augmentative of bajka
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | baja | baje |
| genitive | bai | baj |
| dative | bai | bajom |
| accusative | baję | baje |
| instrumental | bają | bajami |
| locative | bai | bajach |
| vocative | bajo | baje |
Derived terms
- bajowy
- bajopis
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Baie, from French baie.
Noun
baja f
- baize
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | baja | baje |
| genitive | bai | baj |
| dative | bai | bajom |
| accusative | baję | baje |
| instrumental | bają | bajami |
| locative | bai | bajach |
| vocative | bajo | baje |
Derived terms
- bajowy
- bajówka
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Romanian baie.
Noun
baja f
- (Bukovina) bathroom
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | baja | baje |
| genitive | bai | baj |
| dative | bai | bajom |
| accusative | baję | baje |
| instrumental | bają | bajami |
| locative | bai | bajach |
| vocative | bajo | baje |
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
baja m pers
- genitive/accusative singular of baj
Verb
baja
- third-person singular present of bajać
- Synonym: baje
Further reading
- baja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- baja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaxa/ [ˈba.xa]
Audio (Latin America) (file) - Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: ba‧ja
Etymology 1
From bajar.
Noun
baja f (plural bajas)
- casualty, loss
- Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por ese perdimos la guerra.
- We had too many casualties, that is why we lost the war.
- drop, fall, reduction
- Synonyms: reducción, disminución, caída, descenso
- sick leave (absence for illness)
- No se requiere de los jefes que paguen a sus empleados la baja por enfermedad.
- Employers are not required to give their employees paid sick leave.
- withdrawal, retirement
- Synonym: cese
Derived terms
- dar de baja
- darse de baja
Verb
baja
- inflection of bajar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
baja
- feminine singular of bajo
Further reading
- “baja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈba.d͡ʒa]
Verb
baja
- to persuade
- to tempt
Conjugation
| Conjugation of baja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | tobaja | fobaja | mibaja | |
| 2nd | nobaja | nibaja | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | obaja | ibaja, yobaja† | |
| Feminine | mobaja | |||
| Neuter | ibaja | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh