bá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"

Eton (Cameroon)

Verb

bá

1. to marry

References

• Mark Van de Velde, A Grammar of Eton (2008, →ISBN

Gokana

Noun

bá

1. arm
2. hand

References

• R. Blench, Comparative Ogonic

Hungarian

Etymology

An abbreviation of bácsi or bátya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaː]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -baː

Noun

bá (plural bák)

1. (informal) uncle

   Hogy van, Józsi bá? ― How are you uncle Joe?

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	bá	bák
accusative	bát	bákat
dative	bának	báknak
instrumental	bával	bákkal
causal-final	báért	bákért
translative	bává	bákká
terminative	báig	bákig
essive-formal	báként	bákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bában	bákban
superessive	bán	bákon
adessive	bánál	báknál
illative	bába	bákba
sublative	bára	bákra
allative	bához	bákhoz
elative	bából	bákból
delative	báról	bákról
ablative	bától	báktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	báé	báké
non-attributive possessive – plural	báéi	bákéi

Possessive forms of bá

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bám	báim
2nd person sing.	bád	báid
3rd person sing.	bája	bái
1st person plural	bánk	báink
2nd person plural	bátok	báitok
3rd person plural	bájuk	báik

Related terms

• bácsi
• bátya

Further reading

• bá in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• bá in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Irish

Etymology 1

From French baie, from Late Latin baia, probably ultimately from Iberian or Basque badia.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠɑː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠaː/

Noun

bá f (genitive singular bá, nominative plural bánna)

1. (geography) bay
2. expanse (of sea)
3. strip (of thatch)
4. swath

Declension

Declension of bá (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bá bánna vocative a bhá a bhánna genitive bá bánna dative bá bánna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bhá na bánna genitive na bá na mbánna dative leis an mbá don bhá leis na bánna

Synonyms

• (bay): cuan

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish báid.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠɑː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠaː/

Noun

bá f (genitive singular bá)

1. sympathy, liking

Declension

Declension of bá (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative bá vocative a bhá genitive bá dative bá forms with the definite article singular nominative an bhá genitive na bá dative leis an mbá don bhá

Alternative forms

• báidh (superseded)

Derived terms

• bách
• bámhar
• báúil (“sympathetic, well-disposed”, adjective)

Etymology 3

From Old Irish bádud.

Alternative forms

• bádhadh (obsolete)
• báthadh (Ulster)

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠɑː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaːhuː/ (corresponding to the form báthadh)

Noun

bá m (genitive singular as verbal noun báite, as substantive bá)

1. verbal noun of báigh
2. drowning
3. immersion, inundation
4. submergence
5. quenching
6. (linguistics) elision

Declension

As verbal noun

Declension of bá (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative bá vocative a bhá genitive báite dative bá forms with the definite article singular nominative an bá genitive an bháite dative leis an mbá don bhá

As substantive

Declension of bá (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative bá vocative a bhá genitive bá dative bá forms with the definite article singular nominative an bá genitive an bhá dative leis an mbá don bhá

Derived terms

• bileog bháite f (“(leaf of) waterlily”)
• focalbhá m (“ellipsis”)

Verb

bá

1. present subjunctive indicative of báigh

Alternative forms

• bádha (obsolete)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bá

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bá	bhá	mbá

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bá”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• bai (Sotavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese vai (the third-person singular of ir (to go).

Verb

bá

1. (Barlavento)to go

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012), Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ba — nonstandard

Romanization

bá (ba², Zhuyin ㄅㄚˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 叐
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坺
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墢 / 𫭨
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妭
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抜
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拔
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 渿
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 炦
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 犮
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 癭 / 瘿
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秡
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胈
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茇
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 菝
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 詙
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 跋
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軷 / 𫐈
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鈸 / 钹
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 钹
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 颰 / 𩙥
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 馛
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魃
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鼥
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㔜

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ́/

Postposition

bá

1. for him/her/it/them, for his/her/its/their sake
2. in his/her/its/their favor

   bá yáʼátʼééh ― it is good for him/her/it/them

   bá áshłééh ― I’m making it for him/her/it/them

Inflection

Forms of bá

	singular	duoplural
1st person	shá	nihá
2nd person	ná	nihá
3rd person	bá
4th person (3o)	yá
4th person (3a)	há
4th person (3i)	á	—
reflexive	ádá	—
reciprocal	—	ahá

Derived terms

• aahwiinítʼį́ bá hooghan (“courthouse”)
• béeso bá hooghan (“bank”)
• naaltsoos bá hooghan (“post office”)
• naalyéhé bá hooghan (“supermarket”)
• tsáskʼeh bá hooghan (“hotel”)

Old Irish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː/

Verb

bá

1. first-person singular preterite absolute of at·tá

Verb

·bá

1. first/second-person singular preterite conjunct of at·tá

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈβaː/

Conjunction

bá

1. alternative form of fa (“or”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈba/

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

bá f (plural bás)

1. (Brazil) alternative form of babá

Interjection

bá!

1. (Rio Grande do Sul) expression of surprise

Alternative forms

• bah

Further reading

• “bá”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɓaː˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ɓaː˦]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːᴮ (“to spill”). Cognate with Nong Zhuang mbaq and Thai บ่า (bàa). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *baSaq (“flood; to overflow”) (whence Tagalog baha).

Verb

bá (Nôm form 𬇫)

1. to pour; to fall; to spill

   Bẳng nặm bá.

   The water pipe is leaking.

   Choóc lẩu bá bấu têm.

   Couldn't pour the glass of wine full.

Derived terms

• mốc bá

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *C̥.baːᴮ (“shoulder”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷ᩵ᩤ, Lao ບ່າ (bā), Shan မႃႇ (màa) or ဝႃႇ (wàa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥱ (mǎa), Ahom 𑜈𑜡 (bā), Zhuang mbaq, Thai บ่า (bàa). Compare Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”).

Noun

bá

1. shoulder

   tối bá ― switch shoulders

   đúc bá ― clavicle

   phiêng bá ― equal (in terms of age, height or condition)

   háp khẩu dú tềnh bá ― carry rice on one's shoulders

Derived terms

• chông bá
• tông bá

References

• Lương Bèn (2011), Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
• Dương Nhật Thanh; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[3] (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]
• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910), Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[4] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Tetum

Verb

bá

1. to go

Adverb

bá

1. hence

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Verb

bá

1. to crash into; to hit

   Synonyms: tông, bang

2. (arms around the neck) to embrace; to hug

   Synonyms: khoác, quàng

Derived terms

• bá vai bá cổ

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 伯.

Noun

bá

1. (dialectal) aunt, parent's elder sister

   Synonym: bác

2. (dialectal) paternal aunt-in-law, father's elder brother's wife

   Synonym: bác

Romanization

bá

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 伯

See also

• bá mẫu
• bá phụ
• sư bá

Etymology 3

This character is also read as bách.

Romanization

bá

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 百

See also

• bá bệnh
• bá bịnh
• bá gia
• bá quan
• bá tánh
• bá vơ