Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic бадия (badija), via Tatar бадъя (badʺya) from Persian بادیه (bâdye, a capacious earthen vessel, in which wine is kept; a large deep jug, cup, bowl), from Akkadian 𒁀𒋾𒌝 (baṭium, vessel, basin, place to hold; tray, platter), also found in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic בָּטִיתָא (bāṭīṯā), Classical Syriac ܒܳܛܺܝܬܴܐ (bāṭīṯā), Arabic بَاطِيَة (bāṭiya) and Ancient Greek βατιάκη (batiákē).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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баддя́ (baddjáf inan (genitive бадді́, nominative plural бадді́, genitive plural баде́й) (rare)

  1. large bucket
  2. (mining) bucket, tub for extracting ore or earth

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бадья”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress