бай-бай

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Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From ба́ю-ба́ю (báju-báju).

Interjection[edit]

бай-ба́й • (baj-báj)

  1. hushaby; used when putting a baby to sleep.
    Synonyms: ба́ю-бай! (báju-baj!), ба́юшки-баю́! (bájuški-bajú!), ба́ю-ба́юшки-баю́! (báju-bájuški-bajú!)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English bye-bye.

Interjection[edit]

бай-ба́й • (baj-báj)

  1. (slang) bye-bye
    Synonym: пока́! (poká!)

References[edit]

  • “бай-бай”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, 1963–2014
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