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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باجه (baca, “chimney”), from Persian باجه (bâja, “a big opening, window”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bàdža f (Cyrillic spelling ба̀џа) or
bádža f (Cyrillic spelling ба́џа)
- (regional) opening on roof or wall (for smoke or light)
- (regional) chimney
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باجی (bacı, “sister; old housemaid”). Akin to badžikàduna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǎːd͡ʒa/
- Hyphenation: ba‧dža
Noun
bádža f (Cyrillic spelling ба́џа)
- (regional) an elderly, poor woman
- (regional) an old housemaid or a cook
Declension
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باج (bâc), from Persian باژ (bâž, “tribute, toll, duty”). Akin to bàždār (“measurer, surveyor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǎːd͡ʒa/
- Hyphenation: ba‧dža
Noun
bádža f (Cyrillic spelling ба́џа)
- (historical, regional) tribute, toll, duty
Declension
References
- “badža”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- “badža”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- “badža”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 110
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