باجه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian باجه (bâja, window, vent), a contraction from earlier بادجاه (bâdjâh), from باد (bâd, wind, air) + جاه (jâh, road, passage).

Noun

باجه (baca)

  1. any small opening in a roof that admits air or light, like a skylight
  2. chimney, flue, a vertical tube or hollow column used to emit smoke
    Synonym: اوجاق (ocak)
  3. any flue or other shaft of the same character, such as a sewer ventilator or a mineshaft
  4. (provincial) the flat terraced roof of a house

Derived terms

  • آیدینلق باجه (aydınlık bacası, spiracle)
  • دام باجهسی (dam bacası, opening in a roof)
  • واپور باجهسی (vapur bacası, chimney of a steamship)

Descendants

  • Turkish: baca
  • Macedonian: баџа (badža)
  • Serbo-Croatian: bàdža, баџа

Further reading

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