ばい
See also: はい
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From ば (topic particle, originally the rendaku version of は (ha)) + い (emphatic particle, from よ (yo) or や (ya)). Compare Kansai わい (wai), formed through the same process.
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
See also edit
- たい (tai)
Etymology 2 edit
For pronunciation and definitions of ばい – see the following entries. | ||
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(This term, ばい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ばい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ばい.) |
(The following entries are uncreated: 枚, 唄, 霾, 馬医.)
References edit
Yaeyama edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Ryukyuan *waya.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ばい (bai)