baxa

See also: Baxa, baxá, baxâ, bà xã, and Ba Xa

Afar

Etymology

Cognate with Saho barha, barhä.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɖa/ [ˈbʌɽʌ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧xa

Noun

báxa m (plural xayló f)

1. boy
2. son

Declension

Declension of báxa
absolutive	báxa
predicative	báxa
subjective	baxí
genitive	baxí
Postpositioned forms l-case báxal k-case báxak t-case báxat h-case báxah

Synonyms

• (boy): áwka, furráynu
• (son): áwka

Derived terms

• aqantibáxa

Postposition

báxa

1. Placed after a masculine noun to indicate a small amount or size of that noun: small, little

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /baˈɖa/ [bʌˈɽʌ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧xa

Noun

baxá f (plural xayló f)

1. girl
2. daughter

Declension

Declension of baxá
absolutive	baxá
predicative	baxá
subjective	baxá
genitive	baxá
Postpositioned forms l-case baxál k-case baxák t-case baxát h-case baxáh

Synonyms

• (girl): awká, baxuwwá
• (daughter): awká

Postposition

baxá

1. Placed after a feminine noun to indicate a small amount or size of that noun: small, little

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 65
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 105

Asturian

Adjective

baxa

1. feminine singular of baxu.

Isnag

Etymology

From baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀa. Compare Mansaka baga.

Noun

baxa

1. lung

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• baxá (Barlavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese abaixar.

Verb

baxa

1. (Sotavento) lower

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012), Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.ʃa/

Noun

baxa m

1. alternative form of baxà

Spanish

Adjective

baxa f

1. feminine singular of baxo

Swedish

Verb

baxa (present baxar, preterite baxade, supine baxat, imperative baxa)

1. to lug (move a heavy or unwieldy object)

   Flyttgubbarna baxade på en bokhylla

   The movers were lugging a bookshelf

2. (slang) to steal

   en nybaxad cross

   a freshly-stolen motorbike

Conjugation

Conjugation of baxa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	baxa		baxas
supine	baxat		baxats
imperative	baxa		—
imper. plural1	baxen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	baxar	baxade	baxas	baxades
ind. plural1	baxa	baxade	baxas	baxades
subjunctive2	baxe	baxade	baxes	baxades
present participle		baxande
past participle		baxad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• baxare

See also

• beckna
• kånka

References

• baxa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• baxa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• baxa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia
• Fula Ordboken

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-baxa^?

1. to exaggerate

   Synonym: babaza

Inflection

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