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English
Etymology 1
From Chinese 白 (Bái). Doublet of Bach (Vietnamese surname).
Noun
Bai pl (plural only)
- An ethnic group of China.
Translations
Translations
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 白族 (zh) (báizú)
- Lü: ᦎᦱᦉᦱᦵᦗᦲᧉ (ṫaaṡaapoe²)
- Manchu: ᠪᡝ (be)
- Marathi: पाई (pāī)
- Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
- Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
- Xibe: ᠪᠠᡞᡯᡠ
ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (baidzu uksura)
- Zhuang: Bwzcuz
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Proper noun
Bai
- A surname.
- The language of the Bai ethnic group.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malay Bai.
Proper noun
Bai
- An island off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch baai, which probably from French baie. Further origin uncertain.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bai f (genitive Bai, plural Baien)
- (literary) bay
- Synonym: (more common) Bucht
Declension
Luxembourgish
Noun
Bai
- plural of Bau
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Baí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜁ)
- Alternative form of Bay
Anagrams