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бай-бай
бай-бай
Russian
Interjection
бай-ба́й • (baj-báj)
- used when putting a baby to sleep.
Synonyms
- баю-бай (baju-baj)!
- ба́ю-ба́ю (báju-báju)!
- баю-баю-баю (baju-baju-baju)!
- баюшки-баю (bajuški-baju)!
- баю-баюшки-баю (baju-bajuški-baju)!
Etymology 2
Borrowing from English bye-bye.
Interjection
бай-ба́й • (baj-báj)
- (slang) bye-bye
Synonyms
- пока́ (poká)!
References
- Šanskij, N. M. (1965), “бай-бай”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 11