baji
See also: bājǐ
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Noun
baji (uncountable)
- Synonym of chiura (“beaten rice”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Urdu باجی (bājī), from Classical Persian باجی (bāji), from Ottoman Turkish باجی (bacı), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bāča.
Noun
baji (plural bajis)
- (Pakistan) older sister
- (Pakistan, polite) a female person
Anagrams
Atong (India)
Etymology
From Hindi [Term?]. Cognate with Garo baji.
Noun
baji
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Garo
Etymology
Likely related to Bengali বাজে (baje)
Noun
baji
Synonyms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay baji, from Tamil வசி (vaci, “cleft, point, edge, stake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbad͡ʒi]
- Hyphenation: ba‧ji
Noun
baji (plural baji-baji)
Derived terms
- membaji
- pembajian
Further reading
- “baji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.