Russian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Allegro form of ба́ешь (báješʹ, “you say”), from ба́ять (bájatʹ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
бишь • (bišʹ)
- (colloquial) now
- как бишь его́ зову́т? ― kak bišʹ jevó zovút? ― what is his name, now?
- то бишь ― to bišʹ ― that is to say
