Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎːd͡ʒa/
• Hyphenation: ba‧dža

Noun

bàdža f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба̀џа) or bádža f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба́џа)

1. (regional) opening on roof or wall (for smoke or light)
2. (regional) chimney

Declension

Derived terms

• badžènjača / badžègnjača

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish باجی ‎(bacı) (Turkish bacı ‎(“sister; old housemaid”)). Akin to badžikàduna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎːd͡ʒa/
• Hyphenation: ba‧dža

Noun

bádža f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба́џа)

1. (regional) an elderly, poor woman
2. (regional) an old housemaid or a cook

Declension

Etymology 3

From Ottoman Turkish باج ‎(bâc) (Turkish bâc), from Persian باژ ‎(bâž, “tribute, toll, duty”). Akin to bàždār ‎(“measurer, surveyor”).

Alternative forms

• bȁdž

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎːd͡ʒa/
• Hyphenation: ba‧dža

Noun

bádža f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба́џа)

1. (historical, regional) tribute, toll, duty

Declension

References

• “badža” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “badža” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “badža” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 110