bija

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit बीज (bī́ja). === Noun === bija (Hinduism, Buddhism) The origin or cause of things. === Anagrams === baji == Albanian == === Noun === bija inflection of bijë: definite nominative singular indefinite nominative/accusative plural == Garo == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === bija bee === References === Burling, R. (2003), The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 127 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Sanskrit बीज (bīja, “seed”). Doublet of biji and bijih. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbi.d͡ʒa] Hyphenation: bi‧ja === Noun === bija (plural bija-bija) (archaic) seed Synonym: biji (Hinduism) a part of offering ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bija”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latvian == === Verb === bija (he, she, it) was; third-person singular past indicative of būt (they) were; third-person plural past indicative of būt == Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiː.ja/ Rhymes: -iːja === Adverb === bija first-person singular pronominal form of b’: with me == Northern Sami == === Verb === bija inflection of bidjat: present indicative connegative second-person singular imperative imperative connegative == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Taíno *biha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbixa/ [ˈbi.xa] Rhymes: -ixa Syllabification: bi‧ja === Noun === bija f (plural bijas) (Dominican Republic, Cuba) annatto Synonyms: achiote, urucú ==== Descendants ==== → Translingual: Bixa === References === === Further reading === “bija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025