бая

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbajɐ]

Verb

ба́я • (bája) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (intransitive) to charm, to enchant, to mutter incantations
    Synonyms: чароде́йствам (čarodéjstvam), врачу́вам (vračúvam)
Conjugation
Alternative forms
  • ба́ям (bájam) — with generalized ja-conjugation
Derived terms
  • ба́юкам (bájukam), ба́йвам (bájvam) (semelfactive)
  • забая pf (zabaja), забайвам impf (zabajvam)
  • избая pf (izbaja), избайвам impf (izbajvam)
  • набая се pf (nabaja se), набайвам се impf (nabajvam se)
  • обая pf (obaja), обайвам impf (obajvam)
  • побая pf (pobaja), побайвам impf (pobajvam)
  • отбая pf (otbaja), отбайвам impf (otbajvam, “to cast a charm”) (dialectal)
  • бая́ч m (bajáč), бая́чка m (bajáčka) (agent nouns, standard)
  • баха́р m (bahár), баха́рка f (bahárka) (agent nouns, dialectal/obsolete)
  • бая́ние (bajánie), ба́йка (bájka, “enchanting”) (action nouns)
  • баи́ло (baílo), баи́лка (baílka, “spell, incantation”) (instrumental nouns)
  • ба́сня (básnja, “fable”)
  • ба́ян (bájan, “bewitching, enchanting”) (past passive participle, dialectal)
  • ба́лия (bálija, “witchdoctor, enchanter”) (archaic)

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بیاغی (bayağı, “common, coarse”). Also loaned into Serbo-Croatian бајаги.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈja̟]
  • (file)

Adverb

бая́ • (bajá) (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) much, a lot
  2. (colloquial) really

References

  • “бая (нарч.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “бая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Compare to Southern Altai байа (baya, “recently”).

Adverb

бая • (baya) (Arabic spelling بايا)

  1. recently

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbajə]

Noun

ба́я • (bája) m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of бай (baj)

Participle

ба́я • (bája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of ба́ять (bájatʹ)
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