baji

See also: bājǐ

English

Etymology 1

From Newar बजि (baji).

Pronunciation

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Noun

baji (uncountable)

1. Synonym of chiura (beaten rice, a common Nepali food).

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)

1. (Pakistan) older sister
2. (Pakistan, polite) a female person

Anagrams

• bija

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?]. Cognate with Garo baji.

Noun

baji

1. o'clock, hour

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

1. time

Synonyms

• somoi

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, first-person possessive bajiku, second-person possessive bajimu, third-person possessive bajinya)

1. wedge, peg.

   Synonyms: pasak, ruyung

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.