баџа

Macedonian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish باجه‎ (baca) (Turkish baca), from Persian باجه‎ (bāja, “a big opening, window”).

Noun

баџа • (badža) f (plural баџи)

  1. chimney

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish باجه‎ (baca) (Turkish baca (“chimney”), from Persian باجه‎ (bāja, “a big opening, window”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎːd͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: ба‧џа

Noun

ба̀џа f (Latin spelling bàdža) or ба́џа f (Latin spelling bádža)

  1. (regional) opening on roof or wall (for smoke or light)
  2. (regional) chimney
Declension
Derived terms
  • баџѐњача / баџѐгњача

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish باجی‎ (bacı) (Turkish bacı (“sister; old housemaid”)). Akin to badžikàduna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎːd͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: ба‧џа

Noun

ба́џа f (Latin spelling bádža)

  1. (regional) an elderly, poor woman
  2. (regional) an old housemaid or a cook
Declension

Etymology 3

From Ottoman Turkish باج‎ (bâc) (Turkish bâc), from Persian باژ‎ (bâž, “tribute, toll, duty”). Akin to ба̀жда̄р (“measurer, surveyor”).

Alternative forms

  • ба̏џ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎːd͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: ба‧џа

Noun

ба́џа f (Latin spelling bádža)

  1. (historical, regional) tribute, toll, duty
Declension

References

  • “баџа” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “баџа” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “баџа” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 110
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