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bania.

jug (large, bulging, domed vessel, usually made of glass)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈba.ɲa//ˈba.ɲa/Middle, Polish/ˈba.ɲɒ/Middle, Polish[ˈba.ɲa]
  1. jug (large, bulging, domed vessel, usually made of glass)

    feminine
  2. large can, container, churn (metal container for liquids with handles)

    feminine
  3. pumpkin (domesticated plant, in the species Cucurbita pepo)

    colloquial · dialectal · feminine
  4. noggin, nut, beaner (head)

    colloquial · feminine · humorous
  5. serving of alcohol

    colloquial · feminine
  6. F (failing grade)

    colloquial · feminine
  7. banya (type of steam bath)

    feminine
  8. bulge on the body

    feminine
  9. cupola

    feminine
  10. basket for holding live, caught fish

    feminine · obsolete
  11. alembic for distilling vodka

    feminine · obsolete
  12. round lampshade

    feminine · obsolete
  13. fat person

    derogatory · feminine · obsolete
  14. playpen used in a particular game

    feminine · obsolete
  15. round field

    feminine · obsolete
  16. iron ore mine

    feminine · obsolete
  17. ball

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  18. insect hive

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  19. orca (Orcinus orca)

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  20. spring (place where water comes out from under the ground with healing properties)

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  21. salt mine

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  22. round seafaring ship

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  23. spiny balloonfish (Diodon)

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  24. salt boiling house

    Middle · Polish · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon)bor. Latin balneum Latin baneum Latin baneabor. Proto-Slavic *baňa Old Polish bania Polish bania Inherited from Old Polish bania. Etymology 1 sense 23 coined by Cnapius.

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