Baba Jaga

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Baba Jaga

  1. Alternative spelling of Baba Yaga

Polish

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Baba Jaga

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian Ба́ба-Яга́ (Bába-Jagá). Doublet of Baba Jędza, the inherited form.

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Baba Jaga f

  1. (Slavic mythology) Baba Yaga (hag in Slavic mythology who flies in a mortar)
    Synonym: Baba Jędza

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Further reading

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