bai

See also bāi, bái, bǎi, bài, băi, bãi, and Bai

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA: /baj/

Interjection

bai

1. yes

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Borôro

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bai̯/

Noun

bai

1. house

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French

Etymology

Latin badius

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛ/, X-SAMPA: /bE/

Adjective

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

1. bay

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Gothic

Romanization

bai

1. See 𐌱𐌰𐌹

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Italian

Adjective

bai m

1. masculine plural of baio

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Japanese

Romanization

bai

1. See ばい
2. See バイ

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Lojban

Cmavo

bai

1. forced by

Rafsi

bai

1. rafsi of bapli.

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Mandarin

Romanization

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.

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Manx

Noun

bai m (genitive bai, plural baiaghyn)

1. slope, bias
2. partiality

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bai	vai	mai
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Derived terms

• baiagh
• neuvaiaght

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Palauan

Etymology

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

Noun

bai

1. house (abode)

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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)

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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.”

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See also

Tok Pisin tense markers:

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

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Volapük

Preposition

bai

1. according