bax

See also: Bax

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Bamum with x as a placeholder.

Symbol

bax

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Bamum.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Bamum terms

Azerbaijani

Verb

bax

1. second-person singular imperative of baxmaq (“to look, watch, behold”)

Particle

bax (colloquial)

1. particle reinforcing the meining of the following deictic

   Bax bunu istəyirəm. ― This is the one I want.

   Onlar elə bax bundan qorxurlar. ― It is precisely this that they are afraid of.

   Bax məhz buna görə bizə heç kim ev vermir. ― This is precisely why no one wants to rent us a place.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English box.

Noun

bax n (plural baxuri)

1. box, bundle

   Synonym: cutie

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bax	baxul		baxuri	baxurile
genitive-dative	bax	baxului		baxuri	baxurilor
vocative	baxule			baxurilor

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ba (“to avoid”). Cognate with Oromo ba'uu.

Verb

bax

1. to get out

Usage notes

• Sometimes used as an interjectional exclamation.