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See also:Bai,bái,bài,bāi,băi,bǎi,bải,bại,ba'i,andbai'
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Basque • Borôro • Catalan • French • Gothic • Iban • Italian • Jamaican Creole • Japanese • Kabuverdianu • Mandarin • Palauan • Pangasinan • Papiamentu • Polish • Rennellese • Rohingya • Romanian • Sakizaya • Sika • Sranan Tongo • Tày • Ternate • Tok Pisin • Tyap • Volapük • Welsh
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Translingual

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bai

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-2 &ISO 639-5language code forBamileke languages.

English

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Etymology 1

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Mbeli Bai in the Congo.

Noun

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bai (pluralbais)

  1. Amarshymeadow insub-Saharan Africa.
    • 2012 August 23, Nick Middleton,Surviving Extremes: Ice, Jungle, Sand and Swamp, Pan Macmillan,→ISBN, page84:
      One thing about thebais that I hadn't fully taken on board while reading about them was that they tend to be waterlogged because they are usually associated with marshes, streams or springs.[] venturing into thebai, but[] plunging into thebai because[]
    • 2012, David Quammen,Spillover,→ISBN, page64:
      Gorillas (and other wildlife) frequent suchbais, which are waterlogged and sunny, because of the sodium-rich sedges and asters that grow beneath the open sky.

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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bai

  1. (Internetslang)Eye dialect spelling ofbye.

Etymology 3

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Borrowed fromJapanese(bai). First recorded in English in the 1910s.[1]

Noun

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bai (pluralbais)

  1. A yellow mist occurring in spring and fall in China and Japan, caused by yellow dust blown from central China.[2][1]

References

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  1. 1.01.1Word of the Day: Bai”, inDictionary.com, 26 May 2023 (last accessed)
  2. ^“Bai: A mist that occurs in China...”, inChicago Tribune[1], 27 September 1999, retrieved26 May 2023

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Anagrams

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Basque

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Basque phrasebook
This entry is part of thephrasebook project, which presentscriteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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bai

  1. yes
    Antonym:ez

Further reading

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  • bai”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque),Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • bai”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005

Borôro

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bai

  1. house

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited fromLatinbadius, possibly viaSpanishbayo.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bai (femininebaia,masculine pluralbais,feminine pluralbaies)

  1. bay(colour)

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld French[Term?], fromLatinbadius.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bai (femininebaie,masculine pluralbais,feminine pluralbaies)

  1. bay(of a reddish-brown colour)

Derived terms

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Gothic

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Romanization

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bai

  1. romanization of𐌱𐌰𐌹

Iban

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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bai

  1. tobring

Italian

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Adjective

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bai

  1. masculineplural ofbaio

Jamaican Creole

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Etymology 1

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Derived fromEnglishby.

Preposition

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bai

  1. by
    • 2023,Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 17:
      Evribadi av di rait fi uon prapatibai demself ar wid ada piipl.
      Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
      (literally, “Everybody have the right to own propertyby themselves with other people.”)

Etymology 2

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Derived fromEnglishbuy.

Verb

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bai

  1. buy
    • 2012,Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published2012,→ISBN,Matyu 13:46:
      Wen im fain wan we wot uol iip a moni, im sel evriting we im uon an gobai it.
      When he found the most expensive pearl ever he went and sold all he had andbought it.
      (literally, “When [a pearl trader] found one worth a whole heap of money, he sold everything he owned and went tobuy it.”)

Further reading

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  • bai at majstro.com

Japanese

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Romanization

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bai

  1. Rōmaji transcription ofばい
  2. Rōmaji transcription ofバイ

Kabuverdianu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromPortuguesevai (the third-person singular ofir (togo).

Verb

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bai

  1. (Sotavento)togo

References

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  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015),Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary,→ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012),Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Mandarin

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Romanization

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bai (bai5 /bai0,Zhuyin˙ㄅㄞ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of

Romanization

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bai

  1. nonstandard spelling ofbāi
  2. nonstandard spelling ofbái
  3. nonstandard spelling ofbǎi
  4. nonstandard spelling ofbài

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Palauan

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Pre-Palauan*baye, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*balay, fromProto-Austronesian*balay.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bai

  1. house(abode)
  2. communitymeetinghouse

Pangasinan

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Etymology

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FromProto-Philippine*bahi, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*bahi, fromProto-Austronesian*bahi.

Noun

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bai

  1. grandmother
    Coordinate term:laki

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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FromPortuguesevai (the third-person singular ofir (togo) andSpanishvaya andKabuverdianubai.

Verb

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bai

  1. togo
  2. towalk

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈba.i/
  • Rhymes:-ai
  • Syllabification:ba‧i

Noun

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bai f

  1. genitive/dative/locativesingular ofbaja

Rennellese

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Etymology

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FromProto-Polynesian*wai, fromProto-Oceanic*waiʀ, fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*waiʀ, fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*waiʀ, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*wahiʀ.

Noun

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bai

  1. water(clear liquid H₂O)

Rohingya

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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bai

  1. along.
  2. through.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromHungarianbaj, fromSerbo-Croatianboj(battle), fromProto-Slavic*bojь.

Noun

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bai n (pluralbaiuri)

  1. (Transylvania)trouble

Declension

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singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativebaibaiulbaiuribaiurile
genitive-dativebaibaiuluibaiuribaiurilor
vocativebaiulebaiurilor

Sakizaya

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bai

  1. grandmother

Sika

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Noun

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bai

  1. woman

References

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  • Austronesian Comparative Dictionary:bai
  • ABVD: wai

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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FromEnglishbuy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bai̯/,[ba̠i̯],[bɑ̟i̯]

Verb

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bai

  1. tobuy

Derived terms

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Tày

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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bai

  1. a type ofhoe
    aubai bjai nhảuse thehoe to cut grass
    bai xupickaxe

Verb

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bai

  1. tohoe
    bai đintohoe dirt

Etymology 2

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Noun

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bai

  1. ladle
    Synonyms:bôi,buôi,pèo
    bai nặm kengbrothladle

Etymology 3

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Verb

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bai

  1. tomix
    khẩu nuabai thúasticky ricedmixed with beans

Etymology 4

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Verb

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bai

  1. toblock; tocover

References

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  • Lương Bèn (2011),Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[2][3] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910),Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[4] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Ternate

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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bai

  1. (transitive) toshow
Conjugation
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Conjugation ofbai
singularplural
inclusiveexclusive
1st persontobaifobaimibai
2nd personnobainibai
3rd
person
masculineobaiibai
yobai(archaic)
femininemobai
neuteribai

Etymology 2

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bai

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Noun

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bai

  1. any of speciesEtelis carbunculus andEtelis radiosus ofsnappers.

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001),A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tok Pisin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromEnglishby and by.

Particle

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bai

  1. will; to be going (to do something);marksfuture tense.
    • 1989,Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea,Jenesis1:26:
      Bihain God i tok olsem, “Nau yumi wokim ol manmeribai ol i kamap olsem yumi yet. Bai yumi putim ol i stap bos bilong ol pis na ol pisin na bilong olgeta kain animal na bilong olgeta samting bilong graun.”
      Then God said, "Now let us make people whowill become like us. We'll put them in charge of the fish and the birds, of all kinds of animals and of all things on the ground."
  2. so that;to;introducingpurposive clauses with a different subject from the matrix clause.
    Mi laikbai yu stap bel isi.
    I want youto feel safe/relaxed.
    Na ol i save askim mi long mekim stretpela pasin long ol na stap klostu long ol,bai em i ken amamas.
    And they always ask me to treat them justly and stay close to themso that they may feel secure.

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Tok Pisin tense and aspect markers:

Tyap

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Verb

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bai

  1. tocome

Volapük

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Preposition

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bai

  1. according

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bai m (pluralbeiau)

  1. blame
    Synonym:methiant
    Arnat ti roedd ybai.
    You were toblame.
    (literally, “Theblame was upon you.”)

Derived terms

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Verb

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bai

  1. third-personsingularimperfectsubjunctive ofbod
    Synonyms:basai,byddai,tasai,tai

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofbai
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
baifaimaiunchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bai”, inGweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bai”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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