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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
baha (definite accusative bahanı, plural bahalar)
- (dated) value, price, cost
- Bunlar nəyin bahasına nail oldu? ― At what cost was this achieved?
- nəyin bahasına olursa olsun ― no matter what it takes
Declension
Adjective
baha (comparative daha baha, superlative ən baha)
- expensive
- Şəhərdə bundan baha ev yoxdur.
- There is no house more expensive than this in the city.
Adverb
baha
- expensively, costly
- Tətil vaxtı xaricə getmək baha başa gəlir.
- Going abroad during the vacations costs a lot.
Derived terms
- bahalı (“expensive”)
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Bikol Central
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bahâ (Basahan spelling ᜊᜑ)
Adjective
bahâ (plural baraha, Basahan spelling ᜊᜑ)
Derived terms
- bahaon
- magbaha
Cebuano
Noun
baha
Higaonon
Noun
baha
Hiligaynon
Noun
bahâ
Karao
Etymology
Noun
baha
Masbate Sorsogon
Etymology
Noun
bahâ
Masbatenyo
Etymology
Noun
bahâ
Ngaju
Etymology
Noun
baha
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
Noun
bahá
Oromo
Noun
baha
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
Noun
bahâ
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq. Compare Malay bah. See also Sanskrit वाह (vā́ha, “flowing into or towards”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈhaʔ/ [bɐˈhaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: ba‧ha
Noun
bahâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑ)
- flood; inundation
- Synonyms: inundasyon, lanap, (Marinduque) lanip
- (obsolete) current; stream of the river
Derived terms
- babahaan
- bahaan
- bahain
- bahaing kapatagan
- biglang-baha
- bumaha
- magbaha
- pagbaha
- tagbaha
- tubig-baha
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbaha/ [ˈbaː.hɐ]
- Rhymes: -aha
- Syllabification: ba‧ha
Noun
baha (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑ)
- lower part of something
- Synonym: ibaba
- decrease in value or price
- Synonym: bagsak-presyo
- discount
- Synonyms: deskuwento, tawad
- stoppage (of ration, installment, subscription, etc.)
- Synonyms: pagtigil, paghinto
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “baha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “baha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*baSaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 276
Anagrams
Tooro
Pronunciation
Pronoun
baha (interrogative)
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 427
Waray Sorsogon
Etymology
Noun
bahâ
Waray-Waray
Etymology
Noun
bahâ
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