# baja
## Buginese
### Noun

baja (Lontara spelling ᨅᨍ)
* tomorrow

## Hungarian
### Etymology

baj +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɒjɒ]
* Hyphenation: ba‧ja

### Noun

baja
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of baj

#### Declension
## Iban
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “sacrificial food or prayer”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bad͡ʒa/

### Noun

baja
* fertilizer

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.d͡ʒa/
* Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a
* Hyphenation: ba‧ja

### Etymology 1

From Malay waja (“steel”), which doublet of waja,
* from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “strength”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“lively”). Doublet of vigili.
* from Sauraseni Prakrit vajja, from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “thunderbolt”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“strong, lively”).
The sense of teeth blackening material is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦮꦗ (waja).

#### Noun

baja (plural)
* steel
* (figurative) something that is hard and strong
* teeth blackening material

##### Alternative forms

* waja: Indonesia, (Standard) Malay

##### Derived terms

* berbaja
* membaja
* membajai

### Etymology 2

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From Malay baja (“manure”), from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “sacrificial food or prayer”).

#### Noun

baja (plural baja-baja)
* (obsolete, dialect) manure
    Synonym: pupuk
    Bangkai manusia akan terhantar di tanah seperti baja di padang. ― Human corpses will fall like manure on the surface of the field.

##### Derived terms

* membajai

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

baja (plural baja-baja)
* Acronym of bintara remaja.

### Etymology 4

From Bima [Term?].

#### Noun

baja (plural baja-baja)
* customary punishment in Bima by parade

### References

* ↑ Tom Hoogervorst (2017) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440
* ↑ Alkitab, Jakarta: Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia, 1954.

### Further reading

* “baja” 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.

## Javanese
### Romanization

baja
* Dated spelling of baya. Romanization of ꦧꦪ.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “sacrificial food or prayer”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bad͡ʒa/
** (Johor-Riau) IPA: /bad͡ʒə/
* Rhymes: -a
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Noun

baja (plural baja-baja, informal 1st possessive bajaku, 2nd possessive bajamu, 3rd possessive bajanya)
* fertilizer, manure
    Synonyms: gemuk, pupuk

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: baja

### Further reading

* “baja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian baia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaː.ja/

### Noun

baja f
* (obsolete) mockery

#### Related terms

* bbajja

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.ja/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Przemyśl) IPA: [ˈba.ja]
** (Goral):
*** (Podhale) IPA: /ˈba.ja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aja
* Syllabification: ba‧ja

### Etymology 1

Back-formation from bajka.

#### Noun

baja f
* (colloquial) Augmentative of bajka
* (Przemyśl) Synonym of kłamstwo

##### Derived terms

* bajowy
* bajopis

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Baie.

#### Noun

baja f
* baize
* (Przemyśl) low-quality cotton fabric

##### Derived terms

* bajowy
* bajówka

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romanian baie.

#### Noun

baja f
* (Podhale) bathroom

##### Declension
### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

baja m pers
* genitive/accusative singular of baj

### Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

baja
* third-person singular present of bajać

### Further reading

* baja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* baja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Aleksander Saloni (1908) “baja”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 332

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaxa/ [ˈba.xa]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -axa
* Syllabification: ba‧ja

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from bajar.

#### Noun

baja f (plural bajas)
* casualty, loss
    Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por ese perdimos la guerra.We had too many casualties, that is why we lost the war.
* drop, fall, reduction
    Synonyms: reducción, disminución, caída, descenso
* sick leave (absence for illness)
    No se requiere de los jefes que paguen a sus empleados la baja por enfermedad.Employers are not required to give their employees paid sick leave.
* withdrawal, retirement
    Synonym: cese

##### Derived terms

* baja médica
* dar de baja
* darse de baja

#### Verb

baja
* inflection of bajar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

baja
* feminine singular of bajo

### Further reading

* “baja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

baj +‎ -a

### Verb

baja (present bajar, preterite bajade, supine bajat, imperative baja)
* (colloquial) to poop (defecate)
    Synonym: bajsa

#### Conjugation

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

#### See also

* bajamaja

### References

* baja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* baja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈba.d͡ʒa]

### Verb

baja
* to persuade
* to tempt

#### Conjugation
### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh