бый

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 北 (běi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɨi²⁴/

Noun

бый • (bɨj) (I)

  1. north; northern

Adjective

бый • (bɨj) (I)

  1. north; northern

Kabardian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bəj]

Noun

бый • (bəj)

  1. one's enemy
    щӏалэм лӏэр и бый ― š̍ʾālăm ḷăr i bəj ― The man is the boy's enemy
    .

Declension
declension of бый
case singular plural
indefinite быйэ (bəjă) быйэхэ (bəjăxă)
nominative быйэр (bəjăr) быйэхэр (bəjăxăr)
ergative быйэм (bəjăm) быйэхэмэ (bəjăxămă)
instrumental быйэ(м)кӏэ (bəjă(m)č̣̍ă) быйэхэ(м)кӏэ (bəjăxă(m)č̣̍ă)
invertive быйыу (bəjəw) быйэхыу (bəjăxəw)

Synonyms
  • пый (pəj) (Adyghe dialect)
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