бый

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Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 北 (běi).

Pronunciation

Noun

бый • (bɨy) (I)

  1. north; northern

Adjective

бый • (bɨy) (I)

  1. north; northern

Kabardian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

бый • (bəj)

  1. one's enemy
    щӏалэм лӏэр и бый ― śʼalɛm lˢʼɛr ji bəj ― The man is the boy's enemy.

Declension

declension of бый
case singular plural
indefinite быйэ (bəjɛ) быйэхэ (bəjɛxɛ)
nominative быйэр (bəjɛr) быйэхэр (bəjɛxɛr)
ergative быйэм (bəjɛm) быйэхэмэ (bəjɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental быйэ(м)кӏэ (bəjɛ(m)kʼɛ) быйэхэ(м)кӏэ (bəjɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive быйыу (bəjəwu) быйэхыу (bəjɛxəwu)

Synonyms

  • пый (pəj) (Adyghe dialect)
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