banjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• bâjë — Gheg
• banj m — dialectal
• banjo f

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin baneum, variant of Latin balneum. Compare Romanian baie f, Proto-Slavic *baňa f. Semantic loan from Italian bagno in many senses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɲə/
• Rhymes: -aɲə

Noun

banjë f (plural banja)

1. bathroom
2. bathtub, bath

   Synonym: vaskë

3. bath (act of washing)

   bëj banjë ― to bathe

4. swim, bath (in the sea, lake, etc.)

   rroba banje ― swimming suit

5. spa, thermal baths

   Synonym: llixhë

6. (chemistry) bath (in which something is immersed)
7. (euphemistic) toilet, restroom

   Synonym: nevojtore

   banjë publike ― public restroom

Derived terms

• banjar
• banjë dielli
• banjëzoj
• banjore
• banjtar

 

Related terms

• banjëmari

 

References

• “bánj/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 95ab
• Dashi, B. (2013) “bagno”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 87
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “banjë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 19b
• Rossi, F. (1875) “bagn”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 53b
• Miklosich, Franz (1871) “bagno it.”, in Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, page 4
• Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 3: “balneum — bagne”