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Polish
Etymology
From Baba Jaga.
Pronunciation
Noun
baba jaga f
- (Slavic mythology) hex or an evil old woman as a personification of calamity, death, diseases
- Synonym: jędza
- Znów zaczęłam mieć nocne strachy. Przedtem śniła mi się baba jaga. Goniła mnie, a ja nie mogłam uciec. ― I started having night terrors again. Before that, I dreamt of a hex. She was chasing me, and I couldn't escape.
- (colloquial, derogatory) hag, harridan, vixen, virago, witch (ugly or unpleasant woman)
- Synonyms: czarownica, heksa, jędza, wiedźma, zołza
- A jak się na mnie denerwuje, to stwierdza, że jestem babą jagą. ― And when he gets upset with me, he says that I am a hex.
Declension
Further reading
- baba jaga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- baba jaga in Polish dictionaries at PWN