BY

See also: Appendix:Variations of "by"

Translingual

Etymology

From Byelorussia, the former name of Belarus until 1991.

Symbol

BY

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Belarus since 1992.

   Synonym: BLR (alpha-3)

2. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1974 to 1992.

   Synonym: BYS (alpha-3)

Usage notes

• Despite being part of the Soviet Union, the Byelorussian SSR was granted a code on the first publication of ISO 3166 in 1974 due to being a member of the United Nations.

English

Proper noun

BY

1. (rail transport) The station code of Byculla railway station in India.

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bai
    • Wade–Giles: pai¹
    • Yale: bāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bai
    • Palladius: бай (baj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵⁵/

Preposition

BY

1. Alternative letter-case form of by