English

Proper noun

Bai

1. A surname​.
2. An ethnic group of China.
3. Their language.
4. An island of the coast of Sabah, Malaysia

Anagrams

• Abi, BIA, IAB, IBA

German

Etymology

From Dutch baai, which probably from French baie. Further origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ̯/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Bai f ‎(genitive Bai, plural Baien)

1. (literary) bay

Synonyms

• Bucht (more common)

English

Noun

bai ‎(plural bais)

1. A marshy meadow.
   • 2012, David Quammen, Spillover, ISBN 9780393066807, page 64:

     Gorillas (and other wildlife) frequent such bais, which are waterlogged and sunny, because of the sodium-rich sedges and asters that grow beneath the open sky.

Basque

Basque phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on usefulness, simplicity and commonness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj/

Interjection

bai

1. yes

Borôro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bai̯/

Noun

bai

1. house

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin badius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ/

Adjective

bai m ‎(feminine singular baie, masculine plural bais, feminine plural baies)

1. bay (of a reddish-brown colour)

Gothic

Romanization

bai

1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌹

Italian

Adjective

bai

1. masculine plural of baio

Japanese

Romanization

bai

1. rōmaji reading of ばい
2. rōmaji reading of バイ

Lojban

Cmavo

bai

1. forced by

Rafsi

bai

1. rafsi of bapli.

Mandarin

Romanization

bai (Zhuyin ㄅㄞ˙)

1. Pinyin transcription of 㗑

bai

1. Nonstandard spelling of bāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of bái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of bǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of bài.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Manx

Noun

bai m ‎(genitive singular bai, plural baiaghyn)

1. slope, bias
2. partiality

Mutation

Derived terms

• baiagh
• neuvaiaght

Palauan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

bai

1. house (abode)

Rennellese

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

bai

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Sika

Noun

bai

1. woman

References

• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: bai
• ABVD: wai

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

• baimbai (archaic)

Etymology

From English by and by.

Particle

bai

1. Marks future tense
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:26 (translation here):

     Bihain God i tok olsem, “Nau yumi wokim ol manmeri bai 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.”

See also

Tok Pisin tense markers:

• pinis (past perfect tense)
• bin (simple past tense)
• stap (progressive tense)
• bai/baimbai (future tense)

Volapük

Preposition

bai

1. according

Derived terms

• baiot

Welsh

Alternative forms

• bae

Verb

bai

1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of bod

Synonyms

• basai (colloquial)
• byddai
• tasai (colloquial)
• tai (colloquial)

Mutation