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English
Noun
bania (plural banias)
- Alternative form of bunnia
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
bania
- (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of banir
Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baňa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɲa/
- Syllabification: czët‧ni‧ca
Noun
bania f
- pumpkin
Further reading
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “bania”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “bania”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
- “bania”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baňa. First attested in the 15th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /baɲa(ː)/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /baɲa/, /baɲɒ/
Noun
bania f
- bulbous necked vessel sometimes in the shape of a skull
1930 [Fifteenth century], “Ex”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka), 37, 16:Vdzyelal... ssødy kv rozmagytey potrzebye stolowey, ocztowe czbany, banye (phialas), czyesszee y kadzydlnycze z zlota czystego, w ktorich offyerowany mayø bicz plinøczee rzeczy- [Udziełał... ssędy ku rozmajitej potrzebie stołowej, octowe czbany, banie (phialas), czesze i kadzidlnice z złota czystego, w ktorych ofierowany mają być płynące rzeczy]
- calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
1885 [1457], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne, volume V, page 14:Banya cucurbita- [Bania cucurbita]
1900 [1437], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2, number 2568:Banye cucurbita- [Banie cucurbita]
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References
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish bania, from Proto-Slavic *baňa.
Noun
bania f
- jug (large, bulging, domed vessel, usually made of glass)
- large can, container, churn (metal container for liquids with handles)
- (colloquial) pumpkin (domesticated plant, in the species Cucurbita pepo)
- Synonym: dynia
- (colloquial, humorous) noggin, nut, beaner (head)
- Synonyms: baniak, baśka, głowa, główka, głowina, łepetyna, łeb, pała, (literary) skroń, makówka
- (colloquial) serving of alcohol
- (school slang, colloquial) F (failing grade)
- Synonyms: bańka, gol, jedynka, laska, lufa, niedostateczny, pała, pałka
- banya (type of steam bath)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
bania n
- genitive singular of banie
References
Further reading
- bania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “bania”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “BANIA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2013 January 28
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “bania”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “bania”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “bania”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 93
Portuguese
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: ba‧ni‧a
Verb
bania
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of banir