bya

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Batak with y as a placeholder. === Symbol === bya (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Palawan Batak. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Palawan Batak terms == English == === Symbol === bya Abbreviation of billion years ago (A symbol for a unit of measure.) Alternative forms: Bya, BYA (usually) Synonym of Gya (“billion years ago (short scale): 10⁹ years ago”). Alternative forms: Bya, BYA Coordinate terms: kya, mya (uncommon, dated) billion years ago (long scale):10¹² years ago: a trillion years ago (short scale). === Anagrams === aby, yBa, Aby, bay, Bay, ABY, yab, YBA == Japanese == === Romanization === bya The hiragana syllable びゃ (bya) or the katakana syllable ビャ (bya) in Hepburn romanization. == Lutuv == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɯ̀ə̀] === Verb === bya to help === References === Amanda Bohnert, Kelly Harper Berkson, Sui Hnem Par (2022), “Vowel Sounds in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎[1], volume 3, number 1 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === bya f (definite singular bya, indefinite plural byer or byor, definite plural byene or byone) definite singular of bye (pre-2012) alternative form of bye == Zhuang == === Pronunciation === (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pʲa˨˦/ Tone numbers: bya1 Hyphenation: bya === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Tai *praːᴬ (“stone mountain”). Cognate with Thai ผา (pǎa), Lao ຜາ (phā), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥴ (pháa). ==== Noun ==== bya (Sawndip forms 岜 or 𡵟 or 𰎕 or 𥑁 or ⿱山哉, 1957–1982 spelling bya) hill or mountain, especially one in karst terrain bya sang ― high hill ===== Descendants ===== → Chinese: 岜 (bā) ===== See also ===== ndoi === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Tai *plaːᴬ (“fish”). Cognate with Thai ปลา (bplaa), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩣ, Isan ปา, Lao ປາ (pā), Lü ᦔᦱ (ṗaa), Tai Dam ꪜꪱ, Shan ပႃ (pǎa), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣ (paa), Ahom 𑜆𑜠 (pa) or 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Bouyei byal, Saek ปร๋า. Compare Proto-Hlai *hlaː (“fish”) (whence ɗaː¹ ~ ɬaː¹ across different lects), Lakkia phla⁵¹, Proto-Be *ɓaːᴬ¹ (whence ɓa¹ in modern lects). ==== Noun ==== bya (classifier duz, Sawndip forms 䰾 or 𮫻 or 𱆦 or ⿰氵岜 or 𩵒 or 蚆 or 𣲩, 1957–1982 spelling bya) fish Synonym: duzbya haj duz bya ― five fish ===== Derived terms =====