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bi

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bi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Bislama.

English

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of bisexual and biceps.

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bi (not comparable)

  1. (LGBTQ, slang) Bisexual.[1]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bisexual
    Coordinate terms: pan, mono
    I'm straight, but my oldest sister is bi.
  2. (LGBTQ, slang, uncommon) Bigender.
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Noun

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bi (plural bis)

  1. (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.
  2. (bodybuilding, colloquial, uncommon) A biceps muscle.
    You cannot train your back without regard to your tris and bis.
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Etymology 2

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From Mandarin 璧 (bì).

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Noun

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bi (plural bi)

  1. A type of jade disk produced in ancient China.

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 A. F. Niemoeller, "A Glossary of Homosexual Slang," Fact 2, no. 1 (Jan-Feb 1965): 25

Anagrams

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Äiwoo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *biti.

Verb

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bi

  1. to bake

References

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  • Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

Albanian

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Etymology

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A short form of bijë, from archaic bilë ("daughter, girl").

Interjection

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bi

  1. A friendly exclamation to a person (female).
    Fol bi, Dritë!
    Speak, therefore, Dritë!
  2. 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?
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Bambara

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Noun

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bi

  1. today

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Basque

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Basque numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: bi
    Ordinal: bigarren
    Multiplier: bikoitz
    Distributive: bina
    Collective: bikote
    Fractional: erdi

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Etymology

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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]

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Numeral

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bi

  1. two

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Declension of bi (numeral, ending in vowel)
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 — —

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References

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  1. ^ “bi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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

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  • “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

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Etymology

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From English bee.

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bi

  1. bee

Borôro

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Verb

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bi

  1. to die

Bura

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Noun

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bì

  1. bin for grain storage

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has articles on:
bi and Bier
Wikipedia daWikipedia da

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-. Cognate with English bee.

Noun

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bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)

  1. bee
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Declension of bi
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bi bien bier bierne
genitive bis biens biers biernes

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Middle Low German bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, around”). Related to English by and German bei.

Adverb

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bi

  1. by
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  • Only in certain fixed phrases that are borrowed from German, like stå bi (German beistehen).

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bi

  1. imperative of bie

Dongxiang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *bi (“I”). Compare Mongolian би (bi).

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Pronoun

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bi (Xiaojing spelling بی)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Drung

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bəj-n/k.

Verb

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bi

  1. to give

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  • Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung‎[3], Santa Barbara: University of California

Dutch

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Etymology

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Clipping of biseksueel.

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Adjective

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bi (invariable, comparative meer bi, superlative meest bi)

  1. (colloquial) bisexual

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English bi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbi/, [ˈbi]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiː/, [ˈbiː]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation(key): bi

Noun

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bi (colloquial)

  1. bi (bisexual)

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Inflection of bi (irregular)
singular plural
nominative bi bit
genitive bin biiden
biitten
partitive bitä biitä
accusative bi
bin 		bit
inessive bissä biissä
elative bistä biistä
illative bihin biihin
adessive billä biillä
ablative biltä biiltä
allative bille biille
essive binä biinä
translative biksi biiksi
abessive bittä biittä
instructive – biin
comitative – biineen

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French

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Etymology

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From bisexuel, or possibly directly from English bi.

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Noun

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bi m or f by sense (plural bis)

  1. bi, bisexual person

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bi (invariable)

  1. bi, bisexual

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German

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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bi (strong nominative masculine singular bier, not comparable)

  1. (informal) bi

Gothic

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Romanization

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bi

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌹

Guerrero Amuzgo

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Adjective

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bi

  1. green

Isthmus Zapotec

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Noun

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bi

  1. wind

Italian

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Alternative forms

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  • be (obsolete, regional)

Etymology

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From Latin bē (the name of the letter B).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: bì

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bi f (invariable)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.; bee

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Japanese

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Romanization

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bi

  1. The hiragana syllable び (bi) or the katakana syllable ビ (bi) in Hepburn romanization.

Kalasha

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am. Cognate with Konkani बी (bī) and Parachi bīz (“seed-corn”).

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bi

  1. seed
  2. semen
  3. moth larva
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Kangjia

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *bi. Compare Mongolian би (bi) and Dongxiang bi.

Pronoun

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bi

  1. I

Kaure

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Noun

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bi

  1. water

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.

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Preposition

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bi

  1. at, with
    Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
    With us it's always a party.
  2. by
    Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
    I live in a house by the lake.
  3. around, about (often in combination with üm)
    Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
    It was about twenty years ago.

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Pronominal adverbs of bi
preposition bi
postpositional adv. bi
+ her (hither) —
+ düt (this) hierbi
+ dat (that) dorbi
+ wat (what) wobi
+ wat (something) enerwegens bi
+ nix (nothing) nargens bi
+ allens (everything) överall bi

Adverb

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bi

  1. alongside, with
  2. in order to adjust or improve

Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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bi

  1. Alternative form of b’: used before a consonant cluster

Manchu

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Romanization

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bi

  1. Romanization of ᠪᡳ

Mandarin

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Romanization

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bi

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of bí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of bǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of bì.

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī.

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bi

  1. by, near, around
  2. beside, alongside
  3. at, with
  4. among
  5. during
  6. by (the work of)
  7. because of

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  • Dutch: bij
  • Limburgish: bie

Adverb

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bi

  1. by, near, around

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Further reading

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  • “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

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Preposition

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bi

  1. Alternative form of by

Mirandese

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Verb

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bi

  1. 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.

Namuyi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bi˧]
  • Hyphenation: bi

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bi

  1. (intransitive) to go

References

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  • Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎[5], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 50

North Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian bē, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā.

Noun

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bi f (plural bi)

  1. (Mooring) bee

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *pati-.

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Preposition

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bi

  1. with
  2. to
  3. by

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  • 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

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Pronoun

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bǐ

  1. we (first-person plural pronoun)

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Nzadi personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person mǐ` bǐ
2nd person yǎ` byɛ̌n
3rd person human ndé bɔ̌
3rd person nonhuman nɔ̌ mɔ̌

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bī.

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bī

  1. by, near
  2. at, with

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  • Middle Dutch: bi

Further reading

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  • “bī”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bī (“near, by, around, about”).

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Preposition

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bī

  1. about (concerning)
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Đyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betwēoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan .
      At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.
  2. 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,
    1. near or next to
    2. not later than
    3. based on, according to

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.

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bī

  1. by
  2. at

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  • Alemannic German:
  • German: bei
  • Vilamovian: by
  • Yiddish: בײַ (bay)

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bī, whence also Old English bi.

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bī

  1. by, near, to
  2. beside

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Phalura

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Etymology

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

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Particle

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bi (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling بیۡ)

  1. also, too
  2. else, at all
  3. even

References

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[6], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -i

Adjective

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bi (invariable)

  1. (LGBTQ, colloquial) Abbreviation of bissexual (“sexually attracted to persons of either sex”).

Noun

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bi m or f by sense (plural bis)

  1. (LGBTQ, colloquial) Abbreviation of bissexual (“bisexual person”).

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bi f (plural bis)

  1. (Brazil, LGBTQ, slang) Abbreviation of bicha (“flammer”).

Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin ibi.

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bi (adverbial)

  1. there (at a place)
  2. there, thither (to there)
    Synonyms: i, nche

Scots

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bi

  1. by

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish bí. Cognate with Irish bí and Manx bee.

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  • IPA(key): /pi/, lengthened to /piː/ when emphatic.
  • Hyphenation: bi

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bi (past bha, future bidh, verbal noun bhith)

  1. (copulative) to be
  2. (intransitive) to exist
  3. (auxiliary) Used with air to form various tenses with perfect meaning

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Conjugation of bi (highly irregular)
singular plural
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.

Conjugation of is (highly irregular, defective)
singular plural
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
Conjugation of thathar (highly irregular, defective, impersonal)
Present Past Future Conditional
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

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Mutation

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Mutation of bi
radical lenition
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

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  • 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

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Verb

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bi

  1. second-person singular aorist of biti
    On bi tamo jučer. (archaic)
    He was there yesterday.
  2. third-person singular aorist of biti
    On bi u školi tad. (archaic)
    She was at school then.
  3. (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

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tungusic *bi. Cognate with Evenki би (bi) and Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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bi

  1. I

Southern Ndebele

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

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-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

Inflection

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This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

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Adjective

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bi (invariable)

  1. bi (bisexual)

Swazi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

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-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

Inflection

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Adjective concord, tone H
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

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ett bi (honungsbi)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish bī, bȳ, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.

Noun

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bi n

  1. bee
    surrande bin
    buzzing bees
    Bin producerar honung
    Bees produce honey
Usage notes
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  • 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
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Declension of bi
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bi bis
definite biet biets
plural indefinite bin bins
definite bina binas
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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bi

  1. (informal) bisexual
    Synonym: bisexuell

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Etymology 3

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Adverb

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bi (not comparable)

  1. (in some fixed expressions) by
    lyckan står den djärve bi
    fortune favors the bold
    (literally, “fortune stands by the brave”)
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bee, the English name of the letter B/b. Ultimately from Latin bē. Doublet of be.

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Noun

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bi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)

  1. the name of the Latin-script letter B/b, in the Filipino alphabet
    Synonyms: (in the Abakada alphabet) ba, (in the Abecedario) be

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Further reading

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  • “bi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Teke-Tyee

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Noun

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bi (plural mabi)

  1. egg

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English bee.

Noun

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bi

  1. bee

Tooro

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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-bi (declinable)

  1. bad
    Antonym: -rungi
  2. hideous, ugly
    Synonym: -rofu (“dirty, ugly”)
    Antonyms: -ecumi (“clean, pretty”), -rungi (“pretty”)

Declension

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Inflected forms of -bi
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

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  • kubi (“badly, in a bad way”)
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  • -biiha (“to become bad; to be ugly; to deceive”)

References

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  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[8], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 377

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bi

  1. Alternative spelling of bi'

Adverb

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bi

  1. Alternative spelling of bi'

Numeral

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bi

  1. Alternative spelling of bi'

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French bille (“marble, ball”).

Noun

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(classifier cục, hòn, viên) bi

  1. a marble (spherical ball)
    bắn bi ― to shoot marbles
  2. (billiards, snooker) a ball
    bi cái ― a cue ball
  3. (slang) a ball (testicle)
    Á! Dập bi tao rồi!
    Ow! My bawlls popped!
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Etymology 2

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Probably from French bille (“tree log, trunk”).

Noun

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(classifier cái) bi

  1. big concrete sewer
  2. (by extension) a type of water tank made from concrete

Etymology 3

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Romanization

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bi

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 悲
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Derived terms

Volapük

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Conjunction

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bi

  1. because

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bi f (plural biau)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.

Mutation

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This word cannot be mutated.

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Xhosa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

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-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

Inflection

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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bí

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.

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Etymology 2

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Conjunction

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bí

  1. (conditional) if
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Etymology 3

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Conjunction

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bí

  1. (subordinating conjunction) how
    Wọ́n kọ́ wa bí a ti lè ṣe é.
    They taught us how to do it.
  2. Alternative spelling of bíi (“like, as”)

Etymology 4

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Conjunction

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bí

  1. when, as soon as
    Bí a ti jáde ni wọ́n dé.
    As soon as we left, they arrived.

Etymology 5

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Conjunction

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bí

  1. subordinating conjunction used solely with intensifiers such as àfi, àyàmọ̀, àyàṣe, and àdàmọ̀

Etymology 6

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Particle

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bí

  1. question marker that can be used at the end of a yes-no question
    Ẹ̀yin lọ bí? ― Did you go?

Etymology 7

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Cognate with Igala bí (“to give birth to”)

Alternative forms

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Verb

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bí

  1. (transitive) to give birth to
    Ọmọ mẹ́rin l'ó bí.
    She gave birth to four children.
  2. (intransitive) to increase
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Etymology 8

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bí

  1. (with inú) to be angry
    Synonym: bínú
    Inú ń bí mi ― I'm angry
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Etymology 9

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Likely cognate with Igala bi (“to beg for; to pray for”)

Verb

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bi

  1. (transitive) to ask, to interrogate
    Mo bi í nípa àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀.
    I asked him about his friends.
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Etymology 10

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Verb

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bi

  1. (transitive) to push, to jostle

Etymology 11

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Verb

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bi

  1. (transitive) to cause one to gain an evil reward for a prior evil committed

Etymology 12

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Verb

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bì

  1. (transitive) to vomit, to throw up
    Synonyms: dà, pọ̀

Verb

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bi

  1. Alternative form of bì (“to vomit”) used before object nouns
    Ó ti bi oúnjẹ rẹ̀.
    He's thrown up his food.

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Etymology 13

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Verb

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bì

  1. (intransitive) to sway, to push back

Zaghawa

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Noun

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bi

  1. water

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Zhuang

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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.

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bi (Sawndip forms 𭯌 or 𭽨 or 𭙂, 1957–1982 spelling bi)

  1. year
    Synonym: nienz
  2. year old
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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bi (1957–1982 spelling bi)

  1. (intransitive) to swing; to sway; to rock
  2. (transitive) to swing; to rock; to wag
  3. to swing (on a swing)

Zou

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pru(w). Cognates include Mandarin 胞 (bāo, “womb”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bǐ/
  • Hyphenation: bi

Noun

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bí

  1. nest

References

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  • Philip Thanglienmang (2014) “Zou Tonology”, in Indian Linguistics, volume 75, numbers 1-2, →ISSN

Zulu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

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-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

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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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