"baji" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-baji.wav [US]
Etymology: From Newar बजि (baji). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|new|बजि}} Newar बजि (baji) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} baji (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of chiura (“beaten rice”). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: chiura [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-baji-en-noun-EIyXNHdX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-baji.wav [US] Forms: bajis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu باجی (bājī), from Classical Persian باجی (bāji), from Ottoman Turkish باجی (bacı), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bāča. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ur|باجی}} Borrowed from Urdu باجی (bājī), {{der|en|fa-cls|باجی|tr=bāji}} Classical Persian باجی (bāji), {{der|en|ota|باجی|tr=bacı}} Ottoman Turkish باجی (bacı), {{der|en|trk-pro|*bāča}} Proto-Turkic *bāča Head templates: {{en-noun}} baji (plural bajis)
  1. (Pakistan) older sister Tags: Pakistan
    Sense id: en-baji-en-noun-GC~ssSvW Categories (other): Pakistani English
  2. (Pakistan, polite) a female person Tags: Pakistan, polite
    Sense id: en-baji-en-noun-yqeM4R2e Categories (other): Pakistani English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Foods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 20 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 22 48 Disambiguation of Foods: 32 14 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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