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