See also: bájka and bajką

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka.

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Noun

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bajka f

  1. fable, apologue (a moral story featuring anthropomorphic animals)
  2. (by extension) fable, tall tale (a fanciful or exaggerated story)

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Further reading

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  • bajka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • bajka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • bajka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka. By surface analysis, bajać +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaj.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ajka
  • Syllabification: baj‧ka

Noun

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bajka f (diminutive bajeczka, augmentative baja)

  1. fable, apologue (a story reenforcing some moral or morals)
  2. fable (fiction; untruth; falsehood)
  3. fairy tale (a story containing imaginary events)
    Synonyms: bajda, baśń
  4. (colloquial) cartoon (animated series or movie)
    Synonym: kreskówka
  5. (colloquial, chiefly negated) cup of tea, one's thing (area of interest)
    Synonym: kreskówka

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Further reading

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  • bajka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • moja bajka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bajka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka.

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Noun

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bȃjka f (Cyrillic spelling ба̑јка)

  1. fairy tale

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Further reading

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  • bajka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024