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1651, Miklós Zrínyi, Szigeti veszedelem (“The Siege of Sziget”, literally “The Peril of Sziget”), Franklin (1901), canto 14, stanza 101; translation by László Kőrössy:
Mikor Szigetvártul jó tova valának, / Egy szép kerék rétet völgybe találának. / Azt tudnád, akartva ezt harczhoz csinálták. / Itten halálos bajt csak ketten vivának.
When from Szigetvár they were a good distance, / A pretty round meadow found in a valley; / You would think that it was made purposefully for battle, / Here only two fight a fatal duel.
baj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
baj in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
(obsolete, 17–19th century) a bay connected to the sea which entrance is less broad than its middle, goes deeper into land than a bukt(“bay”) which tend to be more evenly broad
Unknown. According to some from FrenchBayonne via bajonett(“bayonet”). According to others from "bajen vid Biscaja" (Bay of Biscay), compare baj(“bay”).