mbaj

Albanian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /mbaj/

Verb

mbaj (aorist mbajta, participle mbajtur)

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

Conjugation

  • conjugation I, class II, subclass 2

Derived terms

Further reading

  • mbaj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999), “mbaj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]

Huave

Noun

mbaj

  1. flower

References

  • 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)‎[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 106

Zhuang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

mbaj (1957–1982 spelling ƃaз)

  1. butterfly
    Synonym: (dialectal) mbungqmbaj