бый

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 北 (běi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pei²⁴/

Noun

бый • (bɨy) (I)

1. north; northern

Adjective

бый • (bɨy) (I)

1. north; northern

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Kabardian

Alternative forms

• бий (bij)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəj]

Noun

бый • (bəj)

1. one's enemy

   щӏалэм лӏэр и бый ― śʼalɛm lˢʼɛr ji bəj ― The man is the boy's enemy.

Declension

declension of бый

case	singular	plural
indefinite	быйэ (bəjɛ)	быйэхэ (bəjɛxɛ)
nominative	быйэр (bəjɛr)	быйэхэр (bəjɛxɛr)
ergative	быйэм (bəjɛm)	быйэхэмэ (bəjɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	быйэ(м)кӏэ (bəjɛ(m)kʼɛ)	быйэхэ(м)кӏэ (bəjɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	быйыу (bəjəwu)	быйэхыу (bəjɛxəwu)

Synonyms

• пый (pəj) (Adyghe dialect)