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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian بها.
Pronunciation
Noun
baha (definite accusative bahanı, plural bahalar)
- (dated) value, price, cost
- Bunlar nəyin bahasına nail oldu? ― At what cost was this achieved?
- nəyin bahasına olursa olsun ― no matter what it takes
Declension
Adjective
baha (comparative daha baha, superlative ən baha)
- expensive
Şəhərdə bundan baha ev yoxdur.- There is no house more expensive than this in the city.
Adverb
baha
- expensively, costly
Tətil vaxtı xaricə getmək baha başa gəlir.- Going abroad during the vacations costs a lot.
Derived terms
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈhaʔ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ha
Noun
bahâ (Basahan spelling ᜊᜑ)
- flood
- Synonym: pagsanop
Adjective
bahâ (plural baraha, Basahan spelling ᜊᜑ)
- flooded
- Synonym: sanop
Derived terms
Cebuano
Noun
baha
- flood
Higaonon
Noun
baha
- flood
Hiligaynon
Noun
bahâ
- flood
Karao
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vaca.
Noun
baha
- cow
Masbate Sorsogon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq.
Noun
bahâ
- flood
Masbatenyo
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq.
Noun
bahâ
- flood
Ngaju
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaʀa.
Noun
baha
- shoulder
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq.
Noun
bahá
- flood
Oromo
Noun
baha
- east
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq.
Noun
bahâ
- flood
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq. Compare Malay bah. See also Sanskrit वाह (vā́ha, “flowing into or towards”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bahâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑ)
- flood; inundation
- Synonyms: inundasyon, lanap, (Marinduque) lanip
- (obsolete) current; stream of the river
- Synonyms: agos, batis, daloy, saloy
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish baja.
Pronunciation
Noun
baha (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑ)
- lower part of something
- Synonym: ibaba
- decrease in value or price
- Synonym: bagsak-presyo
- discount
- Synonyms: deskuwento, tawad
- stoppage (of ration, installment, subscription, etc.)
- Synonyms: pagtigil, paghinto
Derived terms
Further reading
- “baha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “baha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*baSaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 276
Anagrams
Waray Sorsogon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq.
Noun
bahâ
- flood
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq.
Noun
bahâ
- flood