"baca" meaning in Fijian

See baca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|fj|adjective}} baca, {{tlb|fj|Kadavu|Lau}} (Kadavu, Lau)
  1. sick, ill, injured Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-baca-fj-adj-2nt2QEXU Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Pain Disambiguation of Fijian entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 26 22 24 Disambiguation of Pain: 100 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *baca, from Proto-Oceanic *bayan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bayan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bayan (“bait”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*bayan}} Proto-Oceanic *bayan, {{inh|fj|pqe-pro|*bayan}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bayan, {{inh|fj|poz-cet-pro|*bayan||bait}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bayan (“bait”) Head templates: {{head|fj|noun}} baca
  1. worm, bait (especially for fishing)
    Sense id: en-baca-fj-noun-UCZcajwt Categories (other): Fishing Disambiguation of Fishing: 6 71 7 6 10
  2. (figurative) bait, enticement, especially one with deceitful intent Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-baca-fj-noun-KNi3KBHZ Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Fijian entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 26 22 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|fj|noun}} baca, {{tlb|fj|Kadavu|Lau}} (Kadavu, Lau)
  1. illness, sickness, injury Tags: intransitive Synonyms: tauvimate
    Sense id: en-baca-fj-noun-QNm7kdTX Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Disease, Health, Injuries, Medicine Disambiguation of Fijian entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 26 22 24 Disambiguation of Disease: 0 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Health: 0 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Injuries: 10 9 12 52 16 Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 0 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: bacana [transitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *baca, from Proto-Oceanic *bayan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bayan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bayan (“bait”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*bayan}} Proto-Oceanic *bayan, {{inh|fj|pqe-pro|*bayan}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bayan, {{inh|fj|poz-cet-pro|*bayan||bait}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bayan (“bait”) Head templates: {{head|fj|verb|transitive|bacana}} baca (transitive bacana), {{tlb|fj|intransitive}} (intransitive)
  1. to put on bait (such as on a hook) Tags: intransitive Derived forms: baca kuita (english: special enticement that's likely to succeed; octopus bait) [literally], baca ni qele (english: earthworm)
    Sense id: en-baca-fj-verb-51sn9aZO Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Fijian entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 26 22 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "categories": [
        "Fijian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "My son is sick.",
          "text": "E baca tiko na luvequ tagane.",
          "translation": "My son is sick.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sick, ill, injured"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "ill",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "baca"
}

{
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    "Fijian adjectives",
    "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Fijian lemmas",
    "Fijian nouns",
    "Pages with 23 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fj:Disease",
    "fj:Fishing",
    "fj:Health",
    "fj:Injuries",
    "fj:Medicine",
    "fj:Pain"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "baca",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "Kadavu",
        "3": "Lau"
      },
      "expansion": "(Kadavu, Lau)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Fijian terms with usage examples"
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          "english": "The illness affected the entire village.",
          "text": "Na baca e tauva na koro taucoko.",
          "translation": "The illness affected the entire village.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illness, sickness, injury"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "illness",
          "illness"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "injury",
          "injury"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tauvimate"
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "baca"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Fijian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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