baya

== English == === Noun === baya (plural bayas) Ploceus philippinus, a weaverbird of southern Asia. === Anagrams === aaby, abay, ya ba == Abenlen Ayta == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq (“lung”). ==== Noun ==== baya (anatomy) lungs === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Austronesian *baʀəq (“abscess, boil, swelling on the body”). ==== Verb ==== baya to swell; to become swollen == Alangan == === Noun === baya fire == Balinese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Javanese bhaya (“fear, danger, peril; calamity”), from Sanskrit भय (bhaya). === Noun === baya (Balinese script ᬪᬬ) danger, peril ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “baya”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]. == Bikol Central == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /baˈjaʔ/ [baˈjaʔ] Hyphenation: ba‧ya ==== Adverb ==== bayâ (Basahan spelling ᜊᜌ) really; truly; ever Synonyms: talaga, nanggad please Synonym: tabi === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbajaʔ/ [ˈba.jaʔ] Hyphenation: ba‧ya ==== Noun ==== bayà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜌ) deferral; disregard; concession desertion Synonym: layas abandonment Synonym: abandonar ===== Derived terms ===== == Bolinao == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *baʀah (“ember, glowing coal”). === Noun === baya ember == Cornish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English bay. ==== Noun ==== baya m (plural bayys) bay Synonym: pleg mor === Etymology 2 === bay +‎ -a ==== Verb ==== baya to kiss === Mutation === == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === baya third-person singular past historic of bayer == Gamilaraay == === Noun === baya clothes cloth == Hausa == === Pronunciation 1 === IPA(key): /báː.jáː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [báː.jáː] ==== Noun ==== bāyā m (possessed form bāyan) back outside surface === Pronunciation 2 === IPA(key): /báː.já/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [báː.jɛ́] ==== Adverb ==== bāya behind, backwards == Iban == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic *buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya. === Noun === baya crocodile == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbaja/ [ˈba.ja] Rhymes: -aja Syllabification: ba‧ya === Etymology 1 === From Malay baya (“age”), from Pali vaya, from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas). ==== Noun ==== baya (plural baya-baya) (dialectal or archaic) age Synonyms: usia, umur ==== Adjective ==== baya old ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== baya (plural baya-baya) (rare) nonstandard form of bahaya (“danger”) === Further reading === “baya”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Jamamadí == === Noun === baya (Banawá) palm fronds === References === 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics. == Javanese == === Romanization === baya romanization of ꦧꦪ == Mag-Anchi Ayta == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq (“lung”). ==== Noun ==== baya (anatomy) lungs === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Austronesian *baʀah (“ember, glowing coal”). ==== Noun ==== baya ember === Etymology 3 === From Proto-Austronesian *baʀəq (“abscess, boil, swelling on the body”). ==== Verb ==== baya to swell; to become swollen == Mauritian Creole == === Noun === baya alternative form of bayo === References === Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français == Old Javanese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ja/ Rhymes: -ja Homophone: bhaya Hyphenation: ha‧ya === Adverb === baya possibly, likely anyhow === Further reading === "baya" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982. == Sambali == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq (“lung”). ==== Noun ==== bayâ (anatomy) lung === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Austronesian *baʀah (“ember, glowing coal”). ==== Noun ==== baya ember == Seychellois Creole == === Noun === baya alternative form of bayo === References === Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French baie. Cognate with English bay (“bay leaf, bay laurel”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʝa Syllabification: ba‧ya Homophones: vaya, (ll-y neutralization) valla === Noun === baya f (plural bayas) berry (a small fruit) ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === baya f feminine singular of bayo === Further reading === “baya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Of Bantu origin. Cognate to Zulu bi. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === -baya (declinable) bad, evil, wicked Antonym: -zuri (condition) poor ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ubaya == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish baya, from French baie, from Latin baca. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbaja/ [ˈbaː.jɐ] Rhymes: -aja Syllabification: ba‧ya ==== Noun ==== baya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ) bay-colored female horse berry ==== Adjective ==== baya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ) bay-colored (of a female horse) ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Possibly from the following: From Proto-Philippine *bayáq (“to leave things or people alone; to abandon”). Compare Ilocano bay-a, Hanunoo bay-a, Bikol Central baya, Cebuano baya, and Aklanon baya. Related to ubaya. Compare Malay bahaya, and Sanskrit भय (bhaya). See also ubaya. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbajaʔ/ [ˈbaː.jɐʔ] Rhymes: -ajaʔ Syllabification: ba‧ya ==== Noun ==== bayà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ) (obsolete) toleration; allowing ===== Usage notes ===== No longer used on its own except in derived terms. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈjaʔ/ [bɐˈjaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: ba‧ya ==== Particle ==== bayâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ) (dialectal, Marinduque) expresses assurance or sureness of an event === References === === Further reading === “baya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bayáq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI === Anagrams === abay == Tatar == === Adverb === baya recently == Ternate == === Etymology === From Malay bayam (“amaranth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈba.ja] === Noun === baya the plant Amaranthus hybridus === References === Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh == Turkish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.jaː/ Hyphenation: ba‧ya === Adjective === baya pronunciation spelling of bayağı === Adverb === baya pronunciation spelling of bayağı