baja

Buginese

Noun

baja (Lontara spelling ᨅᨍ)

1. tomorrow

Hungarian

Etymology

baj +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ba‧ja

Noun

baja

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of baj

Declension

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “sacrificial food or prayer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bad͡ʒa/

Noun

baja

1. fertilizer

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.d͡ʒa/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ja

Etymology 1

From Malay waja (“steel”), which doublet of waja,

• from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “strength”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“lively”). Doublet of vigili.
• from Sauraseni Prakrit vajja, from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “thunderbolt”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“strong, lively”).

The sense of teeth blackening material is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦮꦗ (waja).

Noun

baja (plural baja-baja, first-person possessive bajaku, second-person possessive bajamu, third-person possessive bajanya)

1. steel
2. (figurative) something that is hard and strong
3. teeth blackening material.

Alternative forms

• waja: Indonesia, (Standard) Malay

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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From Malay baja (“manure”), from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “sacrificial food or prayer”).

Noun

baja (first-person possessive bajaku, second-person possessive bajamu, third-person possessive bajanya)

1. (obsolete, dialect) manure

   Synonym: pupuk

   Bangkai manusia akan terhantar di tanah seperti baja di padang. ― Human corpses will fall like manure on the surface of the field.

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

baja (first-person possessive bajaku, second-person possessive bajamu, third-person possessive bajanya)

1. Short for bintara remaja.

Etymology 4

From Bima .

Noun

baja (first-person possessive bajaku, second-person possessive bajamu, third-person possessive bajanya)

1. customary punishment in Bima by parade.

References

Further reading

• “baja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

baja

1. Dated spelling of baya. Romanization of ꦧꦪ.

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

baja

Wikipedia ^ms

Etymology

From Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “sacrificial food or prayer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bad͡ʒa/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /bad͡ʒə/
• Rhymes: -a

• Audio (MY)

  (file)

Noun

baja (plural baja-baja, informal 1st possessive bajaku, 2nd possessive bajamu, 3rd possessive bajanya)

1. fertilizer, manure

   Synonyms: gemuk, pupuk

Descendants

• Indonesian: baja

Further reading

• “baja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian baia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.ja/

Noun

baja f

1. (obsolete) mockery

Related terms

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

baja

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ja/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ba‧ja

Etymology 1

Back-formation from bajka.

Noun

baja f

1. (colloquial) Augmentative of bajka

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Baie, from French baie.

Noun

baja f

1. baize

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romanian baie.

Noun

baja f

1. (Bukovina) bathroom

Declension

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

baja m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of baj

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

baja

1. third-person singular present of bajać

   Synonym: baje

Further reading

• baja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• baja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaxa/

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ba‧ja

Etymology 1

Deverbal from bajar.

Noun

baja f (plural bajas)

1. casualty, loss

   Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por ese perdimos la guerra.

   We had too many casualties, that is why we lost the war.

2. drop, fall, reduction

   Synonyms: reducción, disminución, caída, descenso

3. sick leave (absence for illness)

   No se requiere de los jefes que paguen a sus empleados la baja por enfermedad.

   Employers are not required to give their employees paid sick leave.

4. withdrawal, retirement

   Synonym: cese

Derived terms

Verb

baja

1. inflection of bajar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

baja

1. feminine singular of bajo

Further reading

• “baja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

baj +‎ -a

Verb

baja (present bajar, preterite bajade, supine bajat, imperative baja)

1. (colloquial) to poop (defecate)

   Synonym: bajsa

Conjugation

See also

• bajamaja

References

• baja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• baja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

baja

1. to persuade
2. to tempt

Conjugation

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh