mbaj

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • mbanj (Arbëresh), maj (North Gheg), paj (Northwestern Gheg)

Etymology[edit]

From mbanj (Arbëreshë), from *ënbanj (compare Old Gheg ënbaj), from Proto-Albanian *en- (an intensive prefix) + *barnja, causative of *bera (modern bie). More at bie.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

mbaj (aorist mbajta, participle mbajtur)

  1. to hold
  2. to carry, bear
  3. to wear
  4. to contain
  5. to keep, maintain

Conjugation[edit]

  • conjugation I, class II, subclass 2

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Huave[edit]

Noun[edit]

mbaj

  1. flower

References[edit]

  • Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert, Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence, Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso, Ponce Villanueva, Tereso, Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 106

Zhuang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Bouyei mbax (butterfly), Lao ກະເບື້ອ (ka bư̄a, moth).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mbaj (1957–1982 spelling ƃaз)

  1. butterfly
    Synonym: (dialectal) mbungqmbaj