What does Bajaj mean?

Bajaj/pikipiki za abiria (Passenger motorbike) For example: "Bajaj ni haraka kuliko dala dala (Bajaj is faster than dala dala)"

Where does the slang word Bajaj come from?

Bajaj is a slang term from Tanzania. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Tanzania and across Africa.

Bajaj

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang

Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition

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Bajaj/pikipiki za abiria (Passenger motorbike)

"Bajaj ni haraka kuliko dala dala (Bajaj is faster than dala dala)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Bajaj 🇸🇩 Sudan

Raksha/tuktuk (Three-wheeler taxi)

"Ya ustaz, bajaj ila al jami'a bi kam? (Teacher, how much is bajaj to the university?)"

Bajaj 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Three-wheeler

"Bajaj ya Lubumbashi - Lubumbashi three-wheeler"

🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

KASINARY has 1747 Tanzania slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Bajaj" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Bajaj 🇸🇩 Sudan

Raksha/tuktuk (Three-wheeler taxi)

Bajaj 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Three-wheeler

Bajaj 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ባጃጅ/ባጃጅ (Three-wheeler)

Bajaj 🇲🇬 Madagascar

Bajaj / Fiara kely telo kodiarana (Bajaj / Three-wheeler)

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