bayi

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaji/, [ˈba.ji]
• Hyphenation: ba‧yi

Noun

báyi (Basahan spelling ᜊᜌᜒ)

1. Clipping of babayi.

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay babi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baji/
• Hyphenation: ba‧yi

Noun

bayi

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

Derived terms

• bayi utan (“wild boar”)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• baye

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi. Compare babaye (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧yi
• IPA^(key): /baˈji/, [bɐˈjɪ]

Noun

bayí

1. female animal or plant

   bayi ang itoy ― the puppy is female

2. (by extension) term given to the smoother and usually larger species of plants as compared to the thornier or smaller variety

   kudyapa nga bayi ― the smooth kudyapa; Amaranthus viridis

Coordinate terms

• laki

Indonesian

bayi

Etymology

From Malay bayi, from Javanese bayi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bayi (first-person possessive bayiku, second-person possessive bayimu, third-person possessive bayinya)

1. baby (young human being)

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baji/
• Rhymes: -aji, -ji, -i

Noun

bayi (Jawi spelling بايي, plural bayi-bayi, informal 1st possessive bayiku, 2nd possessive bayimu, 3rd possessive bayinya)

1. baby, infant (young human being)

   bayi merah ― neonate

   kadar kematian bayi ― infant mortality rate

Descendants

• Indonesian: bayi
• Javanese: bayi
• Madurese: bhâji'

Further reading

• “bayi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بایع (bayiʼ), from Arabic بَائِع (bāʔiʕ).

Noun

bayi (definite accusative bayiyi, plural bayiler)

1. vendor, seller, dealer

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	bayi
Definite accusative	bayiyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bayi	bayiler
Definite accusative	bayiyi	bayileri
Dative	bayiye	bayilere
Locative	bayide	bayilerde
Ablative	bayiden	bayilerden
Genitive	bayinin	bayilerin

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “bayi”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 511