Bai

See also: bai, bái, bài, bāi, băi, bǎi, ba'i, and bai'

English

Etymology 1

From Chinese 白 (Bái). Doublet of Bach (Vietnamese surname).

Noun

Bai pl (plural only)

1. An ethnic group of China.

Alternative forms

• Bái

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白族 (zh) (báizú)

• Lü: ᦎᦱᦉᦱᦵᦗᦲᧉ (ṫaaṡaapoe²)
• Manchu: ᠪᡝ (be)
• Marathi: पाई (pāī)
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
• Zhuang: Bwzcuz

Proper noun

Bai

1. A surname.
2. The language of the Bai ethnic group.

Alternative forms

• Bái (language)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay Bai.

Proper noun

Bai

1. An island off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia

Anagrams

• ABI, AIB, Abi, B.I.A., BIA, Bia, IAB, IBA, Iba

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch baai, which probably from French baie. Further origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ̯/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Bai f (genitive Bai, plural Baien)

1. (literary) bay

   Synonym: (more common) Bucht

Declension

Declension of Bai [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bai	die	Baien
genitive	einer	der	Bai	der	Baien
dative	einer	der	Bai	den	Baien
accusative	eine	die	Bai	die	Baien

Luxembourgish

Noun

Bai

1. plural of Bau

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /baˈʔi/ [bɐˈʔi]
    • Rhymes: -i
  • IPA^(key): /baˈʔiʔ/ [bɐˈʔiʔ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: Ba‧i

Proper noun

Baí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜁ)

1. Alternative form of Bay

Anagrams

• Iba, iba