banja

banja

See also: Banja and bánja

English

Noun

banja (plural banjas)

1. Alternative form of banya

Anagrams

• Bajan

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Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀bánjá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓá.ⁿd͡ʒa/

Noun

bánja class 5 (plural mabánja class 6)

1. family, specifically one's spouse and children

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ба́ня (bánja), from Proto-Slavic *baňa, an old borrowing from Vulgar Latin *bāneum, from Latin balneum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑn.jaː/
• Hyphenation: ban‧ja

Noun

banja f (plural banja's, diminutive banjaatje n)

1. banya (Russian sauna)

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Finnish

Etymology

From Russian ба́ня (bánja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑnjɑ/, [ˈbɑnjɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ban‧ja

Noun

banja

1. Russian banya

Declension

Inflection of banja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		banja	banjat
genitive		banjan	banjojen
partitive		banjaa	banjoja
illative		banjaan	banjoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		banja	banjat
accusative	nom.	banja	banjat
	gen.	banjan
genitive		banjan	banjojen banjainrare
partitive		banjaa	banjoja
inessive		banjassa	banjoissa
elative		banjasta	banjoista
illative		banjaan	banjoihin
adessive		banjalla	banjoilla
ablative		banjalta	banjoilta
allative		banjalle	banjoille
essive		banjana	banjoina
translative		banjaksi	banjoiksi
instructive		—	banjoin
abessive		banjatta	banjoitta
comitative		—	banjoineen

Possessive forms of banja (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	banjani	banjamme
2nd person	banjasi	banjanne
3rd person	banjansa

Synonyms

• venäläinen sauna (Russian sauna)

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Gothic

Romanization

banja

1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• bańa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *baňa.

Noun

banja f

1. bulbous vessel; jug, bucket
2. pumpkin
3. (derogatory) head

Declension

declension of banja

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	banja	bani	banje
Genitive	banje	banjowu	banjow
Dative	bani	banjoma	banjam
Accusative	banju	bani	banje
Instrumental	banju	banjoma	banjami
Locative	bani	banjoma	banjach

Further reading

• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “banja”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *baňa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâɲa/
• Hyphenation: ba‧nja

Noun

bȁnja f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ња)

1. spa, resort (with mineral springs)
2. (regional) bathroom
3. Turkish bath, steam bath

Declension

Declension of banja

	singular	plural
nominative	bȁnja	banje
genitive	banje	bȃnjā
dative	banji	banjama
accusative	banju	banje
vocative	banjo	banje
locative	banji	banjama
instrumental	banjom	banjama

References

• “banja” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *baňa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bàːnja/

Noun

bánja f

1. bath (vessel)

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	bánja
gen. sing.	bánje
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bánja	bánji	bánje
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bánje	bánj	bánj
dative (dajȃlnik)	bánji	bánjama	bánjam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bánjo	bánji	bánje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bánji	bánjah	bánjah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bánjo	bánjama	bánjami

Further reading

• “banja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Swedish

Noun

banja c

1. a Russian banya, a kind of sauna

Declension

Declension of banja
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	banja	banjan	banjor	banjorna
Genitive	banjas	banjans	banjors	banjornas

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *baňa.

Noun

banja f

1. something bubbly
2. pumpkin
3. jug

Further reading

• “banja” in Soblex