báya

See also: baya

Central Pomo

Noun

báya (plural čá·č)

1. man

Usage notes

Central Pomo employs limited plural marking (by suffixes), and so distinguishes number in words like this lexically.

References

• Marianne Mithun, The Languages of Native North America

Kalasha

Etymology

From Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

báya (Arabic بایا)

1. brother