baya

Noun

baya (plural bayas)

1. Ploceus philippinus, a weaverbird of southern Asia.

Anagrams

• aaby, abay, ya ba

Noun

baya

1. ember

Verb

baya

1. third-person singular past historic of bayer

Noun

baya

1. clothes
2. cloth

Noun

bāyā m

1. back
2. outside surface

Adverb

bāya

1. behind, backwards

Noun

baya

1. (Banawá) palm fronds

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

Noun

baya

1. crocodile (reptile)

Noun

baya

1. Alternative form of bayo

Reference

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Noun

baya

1. Alternative form of bayo

Reference

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Etymology

Borrowed from French baie.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ja/
• (Rioplatense) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʝa /, /ˈba.ʒa/
• Homophone: vaya
• Homophone: valla (in dialects with yeísmo)

Noun

baya f (plural bayas)

1. berry (a small fruit)

Etymology

Of Bantu origin. Cognate to Zulu bi.

Adjective

-baya (declinable)

1. bad, evil
2. (condition) poor