# baia
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French baie, from Latin bāca.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈba.jə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈba.ja]

### Noun

baia f (plural baies)
* berry (small fruit)

### Further reading

* “baia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “baia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “baia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “baia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Chibcha
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /βaia/

### Noun

baia
* Alternative form of bahaia

### References

* Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
* Quesada Pacheco, Miguel Ángel. 1991. El vocabulario mosco de 1612. En estudios de Lingüística Chibcha. Programa de investigación del departamento de lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Serie Anual Tomo X San José (Costa Rica). Universidad de Costa Rica.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.ja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aja
* Hyphenation: bà‧ia

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from an obsolete verb baiare.

#### Noun

baia f (plural baie) (uncommon)
* mockery, teasing
    Synonyms: beffa, canzonatura, presa in giro
* trifle, whiffle, bagatelle
    Synonyms: bagattella, inezia

##### Descendants

* → Spanish: vaya
** → Portuguese: vaia

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French baille, from Late Latin baiula [​aquae​] (“carrier [of water]”), from a feminine form of Latin baiulus (“carrier, porter”).

#### Noun

baia f (plural baie)
* a washtub for clothes, formerly used on ships

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from French baie, of uncertain origin.

#### Noun

baia f (plural baie)
* (geography) bay (body of water)
    Synonyms: cala, golfo, insenatura

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

baia
* feminine singular of baio

### Further reading

* baia$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* baia$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* baia$^3$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* Abia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu ribaia (“board”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbaj.ɐ/ [ˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbaj.ɐ/ [ˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbaj.a/ [ˈbaɪ̯.a]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbaj.ɐ/
* Hyphenation: bai‧a

### Noun

baia f (plural baias)
* a bail in a horse stall
* a horse stall (compartment for a horses)
    Synonym: box
* (by extension) cubicle (a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room)
* (Rio Grande do Sul) house, home

### References

* ↑ “baia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “baia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* ↑ “baia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* ↑ “baia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbaja]

### Noun

baia f
* definite nominative singular of baie: the bathroom
* definite accusative singular of baie: the bathroom