#bahli

• To bâhli — A regional popular term, primarily used in Moldavian and Bukovinian dialects, describing the action of water or liquids to acquire a heavy, foul, stale smell due to stagnation and organic decomposition. Extensively, it applies to foods turning stale, spoiled, or clotted.
• Bâhlire — The act of turning stale or stagnating and its result; the biological and chemical process whereby a body of stagnant water or another organic liquid spoils, degenerates, and acquires a heavy, foul odor due to prolonged stagnation. Extensively, it defines the rotting or clotting of foods.
• Bâhlit — Having turned stale, rotten, or spoiled due to stagnation and lack of ventilation (about water, plant juices, milk, or other liquids). Extensively, it applies to objects, clothes, or spaces emitting a heavy, pungent smell of mold or decaying organic matter.
• Băhliță — A popular regional term used in certain areas of the country to designate a small plant from the spontaneous flora or, alternatively, a small marsh bird with modest plumage. Figuratively, it describes a frail person.
• Bâhlitură — A popular regional term used primarily in the Moldavian dialect to designate a small puddle of stagnant, foul, and muddy water, a smelly mire, or a completely spoiled organic liquid. Figuratively, it is used as a derogatory epithet to describe a poorly prepared drink or a ruined food item.