mbaj

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Albanian

Alternative forms

  • mbanj (Arbëresh), maj (North Gheg), paj (Northwestern Gheg)

Etymology

From mbanj (Arbëreshë), from *ënbanj (compare Old Gheg ënbaj), from Proto-Albanian *en- (an intensive prefix) + *barnja, causative of *bera (modern bie). More at bie.

Pronunciation

Verb

mbaj (aorist mbajta, participle mbajtur)

  1. to hold
  2. to carry, bear
  3. to wear
  4. to contain
  5. to keep, maintain

Conjugation

  • conjugation I, class II, subclass 2

Derived terms

Huave

Noun

mbaj

  1. flower

References

  • Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert, Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence, Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso, Ponce Villanueva, Tereso, Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 106

Zhuang

Etymology

Compare Bouyei mbax (butterfly), Lao ກະເບື້ອ (ka bư̄a, moth).

Pronunciation

Noun

mbaj (1957–1982 spelling ƃaз)

  1. butterfly
    Synonym: (dialectal) mbungqmbaj