baytee

Guyanese Creole English

Etymology

Either from Caribbean Hindustani beṯie or from Hindi बेटी (beṭī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bei.tiː/

Noun

baytee

1. daughter
2. young female

Related terms

• baytah (“son”)

 

References

• Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 14