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Translingual
Symbol
bi
English
Etymology 1
Clipping of bisexual and biceps.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bi (not comparable)
- (LGBTQ, slang) Bisexual.[1]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bisexual
- Coordinate terms: pan, mono
- I'm straight, but my oldest sister is bi.
- (LGBTQ, slang, uncommon) Bigender.
Translations
Noun
bi (plural bis)
- (LGBTQ, slang) A bisexual person.[1]
- Synonyms: bisexual; see also Thesaurus:bisexual person
- 1991 October 10, Ken Jones, “Re: Bisexual privilege? (Was Re: Tom Robinson Concert”, in soc.motss[2] (Usenet):
- For some reason, I'm feeling _very_ sensitive to bi-discrimination tonight. I'm really not trying to mock the points being made here, it's just that many of the same arguments can be turned around and used to describe the discrimination that bis face.
- (bodybuilding, colloquial, uncommon) A biceps muscle.
- You cannot train your back without regard to your tris and bis.
Translations
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Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- pi (Wade–Giles)
Pronunciation
Noun
bi (plural bi)
See also
References
Anagrams
Äiwoo
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *biti.
Verb
bi
- to bake
References
- Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.
Albanian
Etymology
A short form of bijë, from archaic bilë ("daughter, girl").
Interjection
bi
- A friendly exclamation to a person (female).
- Fol bi, Dritë!
- Speak, therefore, Dritë!
- An exclamation of surprise (to a female person).
- Bi! Po ç'është kjo?
- Girl! What is this?
- Po ç'është kjo, bi?
- What is this, girl?
Related terms
Bambara
Noun
bi
See also
Basque
20 | ||
← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
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Cardinal: bi Ordinal: bigarren Multiplier: bikoitz Distributive: bina Collective: bikote Fractional: erdi |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Basque *biga (“two”), given the fact that dialectal forms like biga and bida (with *-g- > -d-) are phonetically more conservative.[1][2] Often compared with Iberian bi (“two”).[3]
Pronunciation
Numeral
bi
Usage notes
- This number can appear after the noun, especially in Biscay; but, just like all other numerals apart from bat, it is much more commonly placed before the noun.
Declension
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
absolutive | bi | bia | biak | |
ergative | bik | biak | biek | |
dative | biri | biari | biei | |
genitive | biren | biaren | bien | |
comitative | birekin | biarekin | biekin | |
causative | birengatik | biarengatik | biengatik | |
benefactive | birentzat | biarentzat | bientzat | |
instrumental | biz | biaz | biez | |
inessive | anim. | birengan | biarengan | biengan |
inanim. | bitan | bian | bietan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | bitako | biko | bietako | |
allative | anim. | birengana | biarengana | biengana |
inanim. | bitara | bira | bietara | |
terminative | anim. | birenganaino | biarenganaino | bienganaino |
inanim. | bitaraino | biraino | bietaraino | |
directive | anim. | birenganantz | biarenganantz | bienganantz |
inanim. | bitarantz | birantz | bietarantz | |
destinative | anim. | birenganako | biarenganako | bienganako |
inanim. | bitarako | birako | bietarako | |
ablative | anim. | birengandik | biarengandik | biengandik |
inanim. | bitatik | bitik | bietatik | |
partitive | birik | — | — | |
prolative | bitzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- bi ahoko ezpata
- bi begietaraino sartu
- bi errealeko
- bi hitz
- bi pareta
- bi plegu egin
- bi puntu (“colon”)
- bi-biak
- bi-bitara
- biak ala biak
- biak bietara
- bibira (“twin”)
- biburdina
- bika
- biki (“twin”)
- bikoitz (“double”)
- bitarte (“interval”)
- bizpahiru (“two or three”)
References
- ^ “bi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 413
- ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
Further reading
- “bi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “bi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906) “bi”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary], volume 1 (overall work in Spanish and French), Bilbao, page 162
Bislama
Etymology
Noun
bi
Borôro
Verb
bi
- to die
Bura
Pronunciation
Noun
bì
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-. Cognate with English bee.
Noun
bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)
Inflection
See also
- hveps c
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle Low German bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, around”). Related to English by and German bei.
Adverb
bi
Usage notes
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bi
- imperative of bie
Dongxiang
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *bi (“I”). Compare Mongolian би (bi).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
Drung
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bəj-n/k.
Verb
bi
- to give
References
- Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung[3], Santa Barbara: University of California
Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of biseksueel.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bi (invariable, comparative meer bi, superlative meest bi)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bi (colloquial)
- bi (bisexual)
Declension
Inflection of bi (irregular)
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “bi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
Etymology
From bisexuel, or possibly directly from English bi.
Pronunciation
Noun
bi m or f by sense (plural bis)
- bi, bisexual person
Adjective
bi (invariable)
- bi, bisexual
Further reading
- “bi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adjective
bi (strong nominative masculine singular bier, not comparable)
Gothic
Romanization
bi
- Romanization of 𐌱𐌹
Guerrero Amuzgo
Adjective
bi
Isthmus Zapotec
Pronunciation
Noun
bi
Italian
Alternative forms
- be (obsolete, regional)
Etymology
From Latin bē (the name of the letter B).
Pronunciation
Noun
bi f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.; bee
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, gei / i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu / vi, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon / i greca, zeta
Japanese
Romanization
bi
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am. Cognate with Konkani बी (bī) and Parachi bīz (“seed-corn”).
Noun
bi
Related terms
Kangjia
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *bi. Compare Mongolian би (bi) and Dongxiang bi.
Pronoun
bi
Kaure
Noun
bi
References
- C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.108
- Bill Palmer, editor (2018), The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide, Padua: De Gruyter Mouton, →OCLC, page 457
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
Pronunciation
Preposition
bi
- at, with
- Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
- With us it's always a party.
- by
- Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
- I live in a house by the lake.
- around, about (often in combination with üm)
- Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
- It was about twenty years ago.
Inflection
Adverb
bi
Maltese
Pronunciation
Preposition
bi
- Alternative form of b’: used before a consonant cluster
Manchu
Romanization
bi
- Romanization of ᠪᡳ
Mandarin
Romanization
bi
- Nonstandard spelling of bī.
- Nonstandard spelling of bí.
- Nonstandard spelling of bǐ.
- Nonstandard spelling of bì.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī.
Pronunciation
Preposition
bi
Descendants
Adverb
bi
Descendants
Further reading
- “bi (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “bi (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bi”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Preposition
bi
- Alternative form of by
Mirandese
Verb
bi
- first-person singular preterite indicative of ber: I saw.
- 2011, Ana Afonso, L Princepico Chapter 1:
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest.
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
Namuyi
Pronunciation
Verb
bi
- (intransitive) to go
References
- Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language[5], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 50
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian bē, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā.
Noun
bi f (plural bi)
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *pati-.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪ
Preposition
bi
Usage notes
- In a lot of positions, bi and di may not be read unlike ji and li. When the noun comes after the verb with these prepositions, it becomes an -e instead (eg. gote min, "said to me"; not *got bi min). Coming before nouns, they become -î (eg. nîşanî min da, "showed me"; not *nîşan bi min da).
- Unlike ji and li, which lose the schwa before any vowel; bi and di lose it only before long vowels (ie. a, ê, î).
Nzadi
Pronoun
bǐ
- we (first-person plural pronoun)
See also
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bī.
Pronunciation
Preposition
bī
Descendants
Further reading
- “bī”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bī (“near, by, around, about”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
bī
- about (concerning)
- by, in various senses:
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Wōriað þā wīnsalo; · waldend liċġað
drēame bidrorene; · duguþ eal ġecrong,
wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,- The wine-halls ramble; lords lie still,
deprived of mirth; army completely perished,
proud by the wall. The war took away some men,
- The wine-halls ramble; lords lie still,
- near or next to
- not later than
- based on, according to
Descendants
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.
Preposition
bī
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bī, whence also Old English bi.
Preposition
bī
Descendants
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Particle
bi (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling بیۡ)
- also, too
- else, at all
- even
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[6], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i
Adjective
bi (invariable)
- (LGBTQ, colloquial) Abbreviation of bissexual (“sexually attracted to persons of either sex”).
Noun
bi m or f by sense (plural bis)
- (LGBTQ, colloquial) Abbreviation of bissexual (“bisexual person”).
Noun
bi f (plural bis)
- (Brazil, LGBTQ, slang) Abbreviation of bicha (“flammer”).
Sardinian
Etymology
Pronoun
bi (adverbial)
Scots
Preposition
bi
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bí. Cognate with Irish bí and Manx bee.
Pronunciation
Verb
bi (past bha, future bidh, verbal noun bhith)
- (copulative) to be
- (intransitive) to exist
- (auxiliary) Used with air to form various tenses with perfect meaning
Inflection
singular | plural | ||||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | ||||
independent | present | tha mi | tha thu | tha e/i | tha sinn | tha sibh | tha iad | ||
past | bha mi | bha thu | bha e/i | bha sinn | bha sibh | bha iad | |||
future | simple | bidh mi | bidh tu | bidh e/i | bidh sinn | bidh sibh | bidh iad | ||
emphatic | bithidh mi | bithidh tu | bithidh e/i | bithidh sinn | bithidh sibh | bithidh iad | |||
conditional | simple | bhithinn | bhiodh tu | bhiodh e/i | bhiodh sinn bhiomaid |
bhiodh sibh | bhiodh iad | ||
emphatic | bhitheadh tu | bhitheadh e/i | bhitheadh sinn bhitheamaid |
bhitheadh sibh | bhitheadh iad | ||||
negative | present | chan eil mi | chan eil thu | chan eil e/i | chan eil sinn | chan eil sibh | chan eil iad | ||
past | cha robh mi | cha robh thu | cha robh e/i | cha robh sinn | cha robh sibh | cha robh iad | |||
future | cha bhi mi | cha bhi thu | cha bhi e/i | cha bhi sinn | cha bhi sibh | cha bhi iad | |||
conditional | simple | cha bhithinn | cha bhiodh tu | cha bhiodh e/i | cha bhiodh sinn cha bhiomaid |
cha bhiodh sibh | cha bhiodh iad | ||
emphatic | cha bhitheadh tu | cha bhitheadh e/i | cha bhitheadh sinn cha bhitheamaid |
cha bhitheadh sibh | cha bhitheadh iad | ||||
affirmative interrogative |
present | a bheil mi? | a bheil thu? | a bheil e/i? | a bheil sinn? | a bheil sibh? | a bheil iad? | ||
past | an robh mi? | an robh thu? | an robh e/i? | an robh sinn? | an robh sibh? | an robh iad? | |||
future | am bi mi? | am bi thu? | am bi e/i? | am bi sinn? | am bi sibh? | am bi iad? | |||
conditional | simple | am bithinn? | am biodh tu? | am biodh e/i? | am biodh sinn? am biomaid? |
am biodh sibh? | am biodh iad? | ||
emphatic | am bitheadh tu? | am bitheadh e/i? | am bitheadh sinn am bitheamaid? |
am bitheadh sibh? | am bitheadh iad? | ||||
negative interrogative |
present | nach eil mi? | nach eil thu? | nach eil e/i? | nach eil sinn? | nach eil sibh? | nach eil iad? | ||
past | nach robh mi? | nach robh thu? | nach robh e/i? | nach robh sinn? | nach robh sibh? | nach robh iad? | |||
future | nach bi mi? | nach bi thu? | nach bi e/i? | nach bi sinn? | nach bi sibh? | nach bi iad? | |||
conditional | simple | nach bithinn? | nach biodh tu? | nach biodh e/i? | nach biodh sinn? nach biomaid? |
nach biodh sibh? | nach biodh iad? | ||
emphatic | nach bitheadh tu? | nach bitheadh e/i? | nach bitheadh sinn? nach bitheamaid? |
nach bitheadh sibh? | nach bitheadh iad? | ||||
relative future | simple | (a) bhios mi | (a) bhios tu | (a) bhios e/i | (a) bhios sinn | (a) bhios sibh | (a) bhios iad | ||
emphatic | (a) bhitheas mi | (a) bhitheas tu | (a) bhitheas e/i | (a) bhitheas sinn | (a) bhitheas sibh | (a) bhitheas iad | |||
imperative | simple | bitheam | bi | biodh e/i | biomaid | bithibh | biodh iad | ||
emphatic | bitheadh e/i | bitheamaid | bitheadh iad | ||||||
verbal noun | a bhith |
Impersonal forms can be found at thathar.
singular | plural | ||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | ||
independent | present | is mi | is tu | is e/i | is sinn | is sibh | is iad |
past | bu mhi | bu tu | b' e/i | bu sinn | bu sibh | b' iad | |
conditional | |||||||
negative | present | cha mhi | cha tu | chan e/i | cha sinn | cha sibh | chan iad |
past | cha bu mhi | cha bu tu | cha b' e/i | cha bu sinn | cha bu sibh | cha b' iad | |
conditional | |||||||
affirmative interrogative |
present | am mi? | an tu? | an e/i? | an sinn? | an sibh? | an iad? |
past | am bu mhi? | am bu tu? | am b' e/i? | am bu sinn? | am bu sibh? | am b' iad? | |
conditional | |||||||
Negative interrogative |
present | nach mi? | nach tu? | nach e/i? | nach sinn? | nach sibh? | nach iad? |
past | nach bu mhi? | nach bu tu? | nach b' e/i? | nach bu sinn? | nach bu sibh? | nach b' iad? | |
conditional |
Present | Past | Future | Conditional | |
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Independent | thathar, thatar, thathas1 | bhathar, bhatar, bhathas1 | bithear, bitear, bitheas1 | bhite(adh), bhithist(e)1 |
Negative | chan eilear, chan eileas1 | cha robhar, cha robhas1 | cha bithear, cha bitear, cha bitheas1 | cha bhite(adh), cha bhithist(e)1 |
Affirmative interrogative | am beilear? am beileas?1 a bheilear? a bheileas?1 |
an robhar? an robhas?1 | am bithear? am biteas?1 | am bite(adh)? am bithist(e)?1 |
Negative interrogative | nach eilear? nach eileas?1 | nach robhar? nach robhas?1 | nach bithear? nach bitear? nach bitheas?1 | nach bite(adh)? nach bithist(e)?1 |
1 Lewis dialect form
Related terms
Mutation
radical | lenition |
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bi | bhi |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Colin Mark (2003) “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “bi”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][7], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
bi
- second-person singular aorist of biti
- On bi tamo jučer. (archaic)
- He was there yesterday.
- third-person singular aorist of biti
- On bi u školi tad. (archaic)
- She was at school then.
- (colloquial, conditional) aorist of biti; would
- Ja bi također išao da mogu. ― I would go as well if I could.
- Je li bi htio ići s nama? ― Would you like to go with us?
- Ivana bi htjela ići s nama. ― Ivana would like to go with us.
- Mi/Oni bi voljeli jednog dana posjetiti Japan. ― We/They would like to visit Japan one day.
- Voljeli bi jednog dana posjetiti Japan. ― We/They would like to visit Japan one day.
Usage notes
- In colloquial Serbo-Croatian, bi is commonly used in place of other aorist forms when forming conditional of biti in both singular and plural if the subject is deducible from context (usually from the conjugated form of the verb). That is, bi is a shared shorthand for bih, bismo, biste and biše.
Solon
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *bi. Cognate with Evenki би (bi) and Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
bi
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective
-bí
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Adjective
bi (invariable)
- bi (bisexual)
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective
-bí
Inflection
Adjective concord, tone H | ||
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Modifier | Copulative | |
1st singular | lengimubi | ngimubi |
2nd singular | lomubi | umubi |
1st plural | lesibabi | sibabi |
2nd plural | lenibabi | nibabi |
Class 1 | lomubi | mubi |
Class 2 | lababi | babi |
Class 3 | lomubi | mubi |
Class 4 | lemibi | mibi |
Class 5 | lelibi | libi |
Class 6 | lamabi | mabi |
Class 7 | lesibi | sibi |
Class 8 | letimbi | timbi |
Class 9 | lembi | imbi |
Class 10 | letimbi | timbi |
Class 11 | lolubi | lubi |
Class 14 | lobubi | bubi |
Class 15 | lokubi | kubi |
Class 17 | lokubi | kubi |
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish bī, bȳ, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.
Noun
bi n
Usage notes
- More rare spellings of the definite forms are bit/bits (singular) and bien/biens (plural). However, the spellings in the inflection box are the most common.
- See the usage notes for geting (“wasp”) for a note on bee stings.
Declension
Derived terms
- bikupa (“beehive”)
- biodlare (“beekeeper”)
- biodling (“beekeeping”)
- bisvärm (“swarm of bees”)
- blommor och bin (“birds and bees”)
See also
Etymology 2
Adjective
bi
See also
Etymology 3
Adverb
bi (not comparable)
- (in some fixed expressions) by
- lyckan står den djärve bi
- fortune favors the bold
- (literally, “fortune stands by the brave”)
Related terms
References
- bi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Svensk MeSH
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English bee, the English name of the letter B/b. Ultimately from Latin bē. Doublet of be.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bi/ [bɪ]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: bi
Noun
bi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)
- the name of the Latin-script letter B/b, in the Filipino alphabet
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi
Further reading
- “bi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Teke-Tyee
Noun
bi (plural mabi)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
bi
Tooro
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Pronunciation
Adjective
-bi (declinable)
Declension
Noun class | indefinite | definite | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
1/2 | mubi | babi | omubi | ababi |
3/4 | mubi | mibi | omubi | emibi |
5/6 | libi | mabi | eribi | amabi |
7/8 | kibi | bibi | ekibi | ebibi |
9/10 | mbi | mbi | embi | embi |
11/10 | rubi | orubi | ||
12/14 | kabi | bubi | akabi | obubi |
13 | tubi | otubi | ||
14/6 | bubi | mabi | obubi | amabi |
15/6 | kubi | okubi | ||
16 | habi | ahabi |
Derived terms
- kubi (“badly, in a bad way”)
Related terms
- -biiha (“to become bad; to be ugly; to deceive”)
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[8], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 377
Turkish
Pronunciation
Adjective
bi
- Alternative spelling of bi'
Adverb
bi
- Alternative spelling of bi'
Numeral
bi
- Alternative spelling of bi'
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French bille (“marble, ball”).
Noun
(classifier cục, hòn, viên) bi
- a marble (spherical ball)
- bắn bi ― to shoot marbles
- (billiards, snooker) a ball
- bi cái ― a cue ball
- (slang) a ball (testicle)
- Á! Dập bi tao rồi!
- Ow! My bawlls popped!
See also
Etymology 2
Probably from French bille (“tree log, trunk”).
Noun
(classifier cái) bi
- big concrete sewer
- (by extension) a type of water tank made from concrete
Etymology 3
Romanization
bi
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 悲
See also
Volapük
Conjunction
bi
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
bi f (plural biau)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.
Mutation
This word cannot be mutated.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol / u gwpan, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective
-bí
Inflection
Adjective concord, tone H | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | endimbi | endingembi | ndimbi | andimbi |
2nd singular | ombi | ongembi | umbi | awumbi |
1st plural | esibabi | esingebabi | sibabi | asibabi |
2nd plural | enibabi | eningebabi | nibabi | anibabi |
Class 1 | ombi | ongembi | mbi | akambi |
Class 2 | ababi | abangebabi | babi | abababi |
Class 3 | ombi | ongembi | mbi | awumbi |
Class 4 | emibi | engemibi | mibi | ayimibi |
Class 5 | elibi | elingelibi | libi | alilibi |
Class 6 | amabi | angemabi | mabi | awamabi |
Class 7 | esibi | esingesibi | sibi | asisibi |
Class 8 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 9 | embi | engembi | imbi | ayiyimbi |
Class 10 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 11 | olubi | olungelubi | lubi | alulubi |
Class 14 | obubi | obungebubi | bubi | abububi |
Class 15 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Class 17 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
bí
- The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí
Etymology 2
Conjunction
bí
- (conditional) if
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Conjunction
bí
- (subordinating conjunction) how
- Wọ́n kọ́ wa bí a ti lè ṣe é.
- They taught us how to do it.
- Alternative spelling of bíi (“like, as”)
Etymology 4
Conjunction
bí
- when, as soon as
- Bí a ti jáde ni wọ́n dé.
- As soon as we left, they arrived.
Etymology 5
Conjunction
bí
- subordinating conjunction used solely with intensifiers such as àfi, àyàmọ̀, àyàṣe, and àdàmọ̀
Etymology 6
Particle
bí
- question marker that can be used at the end of a yes-no question
- Ẹ̀yin lọ bí? ― Did you go?
Etymology 7
Cognate with Igala bí (“to give birth to”)
Alternative forms
- bẹ́ (Ìjẹ̀bú)
Verb
bí
- (transitive) to give birth to
- Ọmọ mẹ́rin l'ó bí.
- She gave birth to four children.
- (intransitive) to increase
Derived terms
Etymology 8
Verb
bí
Derived terms
- bínú (“to be angry”)
Etymology 9
Likely cognate with Igala bi (“to beg for; to pray for”)
Verb
bi
- (transitive) to ask, to interrogate
- Mo bi í nípa àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀.
- I asked him about his friends.
Derived terms
Etymology 10
Verb
bi
- (transitive) to push, to jostle
Etymology 11
Verb
bi
- (transitive) to cause one to gain an evil reward for a prior evil committed
Etymology 12
Verb
bì
- (transitive) to vomit, to throw up
Verb
bi
- Alternative form of bì (“to vomit”) used before object nouns
- Ó ti bi oúnjẹ rẹ̀.
- He's thrown up his food.
Derived terms
Etymology 13
Verb
bì
- (intransitive) to sway, to push back
Zaghawa
Pronunciation
Noun
bi
References
- Ehret, Christopher (2001) A Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan (SUGIA, Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika: Beihefte; 12)[9], Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN.
- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: bi1
- Hyphenation: bi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”). Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lao ປີ (pī), Lü ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Bouyei bil.
Classifier
bi (Sawndip forms 𭯌 or 𭽨 or 𭙂, 1957–1982 spelling bi)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
bi (1957–1982 spelling bi)
- (intransitive) to swing; to sway; to rock
- (transitive) to swing; to rock; to wag
- to swing (on a swing)
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pru(w). Cognates include Mandarin 胞 (bāo, “womb”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bí
References
- Philip Thanglienmang (2014) “Zou Tonology”, in Indian Linguistics, volume 75, numbers 1-2, →ISSN
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective
-bí
Inflection
Adjective concord, tone H | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | engimubi | engingemubi | ngimubi | angimubi |
2nd singular | omubi | ongemubi | umubi | awumubi |
1st plural | esibabi | esingebabi | sibabi | asibabi |
2nd plural | enibabi | eningebabi | nibabi | anibabi |
Class 1 | omubi | ongemubi | mubi | akamubi |
Class 2 | ababi | abangebabi | babi | abababi |
Class 3 | omubi | ongemubi | mubi | awumubi |
Class 4 | emibi | engemibi | mibi | ayimibi |
Class 5 | elibi | elingelibi | libi | alilibi |
Class 6 | amabi | angemabi | mabi | awamabi |
Class 7 | esibi | esingesibi | sibi | asisibi |
Class 8 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 9 | embi | engembi, engeyimbi | imbi, yimbi | ayiyimbi |
Class 10 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 11 | olubi | olungelubi | lubi | alulubi |
Class 14 | obubi | obungebubi | bubi | abububi |
Class 15 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Class 17 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
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