báya

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Central Pomo[edit]

Noun[edit]

báya (plural čá·č)

  1. man

Usage notes[edit]

Central Pomo employs limited plural marking (by suffixes), and so distinguishes number in words like this lexically.

References[edit]

  • Marianne Mithun, The Languages of Native North America

Kalasha[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun[edit]

báya (Arabic بایا)

  1. brother