Bahia

See also: bahia and bahía

English

situation map of the Brazil state of Bahia

Etymology

From Portuguese Bahia, from bahia, an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”). Doublet of Bay.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈhiːə/, /bɒˈiːə/

Proper noun

Bahia

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador

Translations

state in northeastern Brazil

Portuguese: Bahia (pt) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巴伊亞／巴伊亚 (zh) (bāyīyà);
Russian: Баи́я (Baíja)
Japanese: バイーア (Baīa)
Greek: Μπαΐα (el) f (Baḯa)
Hindi: बाहिया (bāhiyā)

Anagrams

Abiah, Bahai, Baha'i, Bahá'í, Baháʼí

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Baía (dated in Brazil, occasionally used in Portugal)

Etymology

From earlier Bahia de Todos os Santos (“Bay of All Saints”), after a bay on its coast. bahia is an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”); the name of the state was specially mentioned as an example of the exception for traditional placenames in the spelling reform that proscribed <h> between vowels.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈi.ɐ/

Audio (BR) (file)
Homophones: baía, Baía

Proper noun

Bahia f

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador
Synonym: (abbreviation) BA

Related terms

baiano (demonym)

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