бай

See also: баи

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāy (“rich, noble; many, numerous”). Cognate with Turkish bay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɑj]
• Hyphenation: бай (one syllable)

Adjective

бай • (bay)

1. rich, wealthy

   “Форбс” журналы Рәсәйҙәге иң бай кешеләрҙең исемдәрен асыҡланы.

   “Furbs” jornalı Räsäyðägi eñ bay kişilärðiñ esimdärin asıqlanı.

   The Forbes magazine published the names of Russia's richest people.

Antonyms

• ярлы (yarlı)

Noun

бай • (bay)

1. rich man
2. component forming given male names

Derived terms

• байлыҡ (baylıq, “richness; value”)
• Йомабай (Yumabay)

Bulgarian

Etymology

Clipping of ба́йо (bájo) and/or an alteration of ба́е (báe), both diminutive forms of ба́те (báte); also related to ба́тко (bátko).

Despite the similarity in meaning, not related to Turkish bay (“Mr.”), which is from Ottoman Turkish بای (bay, “noble, rich”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baj]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

бай • (baj) m (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial, humorous) hypocoristic title prepended to the name of a familiar male, usually to the given name or a nickname

   Бай Ива́н ― Baj Iván

   Бай Ми́ле ― Baj Míle

Derived terms

• Бай Га́ньо (Baj Gánjo)
• Бай То́шо (Baj Tóšo)

References

• “бай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 26
• “бай”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бай”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	باي
Cyrillic	бай
Latin	bai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑj/, [b̥ɑ̝j]
• Hyphenation: бай

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bāy (“rich, noble; many, numerous”). Cognate with Turkish bay, etc.

Adjective

бай • (bay)

1. rich, wealthy

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

бай • (bay)

1. (colloquial) husband

Etymology 3

From Chinese 白 (Bái).

Noun

бай • (bay)

1. Bai

Declension

Declension of бай

	singular	plural
nominative	бай (bay)	байлар (baylar)
genitive	байдың (baydıŋ)	байлардың (baylardıŋ)
dative	байға (bayğa)	байларға (baylarğa)
accusative	байды (baydı)	байларды (baylardı)
locative	байда (bayda)	байларда (baylarda)
ablative	байдан (baydan)	байлардан (baylardan)
instrumental	баймен (baymen)	байлармен (baylarmen)
similative	байдай (bayday)	байлардай (baylarday)

Kumyk

Adjective

бай • (bay)

1. rich, wealthy

   Antonym: пакъыр (paqır)

   • 1912, Batırmurza, Nuhay, Давут булан Лайла [Dawut and Leyla]‎^[1]:

     Н. деген шагьарда Абдурагьман деген бир гиши бар эди. Оьзю олай бай болмаса да, яхшы илму билеген, гёзю ачылгъан гиши эди.

     N. degen şaharda Abdurahman degen bir gişi bar edi. Özü olay bay bolmasa da, yaxşı ilmu bilegen, gözü açılğan gişi edi.

     In a city called N, there was a man called Aburahman. Although he wasn't that rich himself, he was a well educated and enlighted man.

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑj/

• Audio:

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Adjective

бай • (bay) (comparative байыраак, superlative эң бай, Arabic spelling باي)

1. rich

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠪᠠᠢ bai	бай bai

Pronunciation

• • IPA^(key): /ˈpɛː/
  • Syllabification: бай

Verb

бай • (bai)

1. imperative of байх (baix, “to be”)

Nogai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bāy.

Adjective

бай • (bay)

1. rich

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baj]

• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Etymology 1

From a Turkic source. Cf Turkish bay, Azerbaijani bay, Kazakh бай (bay), Kyrgyz бай (bay), Tatar бай (bay), Bashkir бай (bay), Turkmen baý.

Noun

бай • (baj) m anim (genitive ба́я, nominative plural ба́и, genitive plural ба́ев)

1. (historical, Central Asia) bay or bai, a rich man, lord, (by extension) exploiter

Declension

Declension of бай (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́й báj	ба́и bái
genitive	ба́я bája	ба́ев bájev
dative	ба́ю báju	ба́ям bájam
accusative	ба́я bája	ба́ев bájev
instrumental	ба́ем bájem	ба́ями bájami
prepositional	ба́е báje	ба́ях bájax

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bye.

Interjection

бай • (baj)

1. (colloquial) bye

   Synonym: (more common) пока́ (poká)

Etymology 3

Verb

бай • (baj)

1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of ба́ять (bájatʹ)

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāy (“rich, noble; many, numerous”). Cognate with Turkish bay.

Adjective

бай • (bay)

1. rich

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бай”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Tabasaran

Noun

бай • (baj)

1. son
2. boy

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāj (“rich, noble; many, numerous”). Cognate with Turkish bay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj/, [p̬ɐɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: бай

Adjective

бай • (bay)

1. rich, wealthy
2. abundant, plentiful

   Synonym: байлак (baylak)

Derived terms

• байыыр (bayıır)

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāy (“rich, noble; many, numerous”). Cognate with Turkish bay and Bashkir бай (bay) (listed above). See also Bashkir байыу (bayıw) for more cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj/
• Hyphenation: бай

Verb

бай • (bay)

1. (intransitive) to be rich, become rich, get rich, grow rich

Related terms

• баай (baay, “wealth, property”)