badža

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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)

  1. (regional) opening on roof or wall (for smoke or light)
  2. (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)

  1. (regional) an elderly, poor woman
  2. (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).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎːd͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧dža

Noun

bádža f (Cyrillic spelling ба́џа)

  1. (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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