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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ба́я (bája) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to charm, to enchant, to mutter incantations
    Synonyms: чароде́йствам (čarodéjstvam), врачу́вам (vračúvam)
Conjugation
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Alternative forms
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  • ба́ям (bájam)with generalized ja-conjugation
Derived terms
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  • ба́лия (bálija, witchdoctor, enchanter) (archaic)

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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɐˈja̟]
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Adverb

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бая́ (bajá) (not comparable)

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

References

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  • бая (нарч.)”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бая”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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Compare to Southern Altai байа (baya, recently).

Adverb

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бая (baya) (Arabic spelling بايا)

  1. recently

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ба́я (bájam anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of бай (baj)

Etymology 2

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Participle

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ба́я (bája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of ба́ять (bájatʹ)