Wiktionary

bi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bi"

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

bi

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

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Clipping of bisexual and biceps.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

bi (not comparable)

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

NounEdit

bi (plural bis)

  1. (LGBT, slang) A bisexual person.[1]
    • 1991 October 10, Ken Jones, “Re: Bisexual privilege? (Was Re: Tom Robinson Concert”, in soc.motss, Usenet‎[2]:
      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.
    Synonyms: bisexual; see also Thesaurus:bisexual person
  2. (bodybuilding, colloquial, uncommon) A biceps muscle.
    You cannot train your back without regard to your tris and bis.
TranslationsEdit

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Mandarin 璧 (bì)

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bi (plural bi)

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

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

AnagramsEdit

AiwooEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Oceanic *biti.

VerbEdit

bi

  1. to bake

ReferencesEdit

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

AlbanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

InterjectionEdit

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?

Related termsEdit

BambaraEdit

NounEdit

bi

  1. today

See alsoEdit

BasqueEdit

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

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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]

PronunciationEdit

NumeralEdit

bi

  1. two

Usage notesEdit

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.

DeclensionEdit

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 — —

ReferencesEdit

  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 readingEdit

  • “bi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • "bi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906), “bi”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary] (in Spanish and French), volume 1, Bilbao, page 162

BislamaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English bee.

NounEdit

bi

  1. bee

BorôroEdit

VerbEdit

bi

  1. to die

BuraEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bì

  1. bin for grain storage

ReferencesEdit

DanishEdit

 
Danish Wikipedia has articles on:
bi and Bier
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PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)

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

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

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

AdverbEdit

bi

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

Etymology 3Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

bi

  1. imperative of bie

DongxiangEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

bi (Xiaojing spelling بی‎)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

DrungEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bəj-n/k.

VerbEdit

bi

  1. to give

ReferencesEdit

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

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Clipping of biseksueel.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

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

  1. (colloquial) bisexual

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English bi.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

bi

  1. (colloquial) bi (bisexual)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bi (type maa)
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
instructive – biin
abessive bittä biittä
comitative – biineen

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From bissexuel, or possibly directly from English bi.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bi m or f by sense (plural bis)

  1. bi, bisexual person

AdjectiveEdit

bi (invariable)

  1. bi, bisexual

Further readingEdit

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

bi (strong nominative masculine singular bier, not comparable)

  1. (informal) bi

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

bi

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌹

Guerrero AmuzgoEdit

AdjectiveEdit

bi

  1. green

Isthmus ZapotecEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bi

  1. wind

ItalianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • be (obsolete, regional)

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

bi f (invariable)

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

See alsoEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

bi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of び
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ビ

KalashaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

bi

  1. a seed
  2. semen
  3. moth larva

Related termsEdit

KangjiaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Mongolic *bi, compare Mongolian би (bi), Dongxiang bi.

PronounEdit

bi

  1. I

KaureEdit

NounEdit

bi

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

  • 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 GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

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.

InflectionEdit

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

AdverbEdit

bi

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

ManchuEdit

RomanizationEdit

bi

  1. Romanization of ᠪᡳ

MandarinEdit

RomanizationEdit

bi

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

Usage notesEdit

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

bi

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

DescendantsEdit

  • Dutch: bij
  • Limburgish: bie

AdverbEdit

bi

  1. by, near, around

DescendantsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “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 EnglishEdit

PrepositionEdit

bi

  1. Alternative form of by

MirandeseEdit

VerbEdit

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.

North FrisianEdit

NounEdit

bi f

  1. (Mooring) bee

Northern KurdishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Iranian *pati-.

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

bi

  1. by
  2. with

NzadiEdit

PronounEdit

bǐ

  1. we (first-person plural pronoun)

See alsoEdit

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

Old DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-West Germanic *bī.

PrepositionEdit

bī

  1. by, near
  2. at, with

DescendantsEdit

  • Middle Dutch: bi

Further readingEdit

  • “bī”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

bī

  1. about (concerning)
  2. by, in various senses:
    1. near or next to
    2. not later than
    3. based on, according to

DescendantsEdit

Old High GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrepositionEdit

bī

  1. by
  2. at

DescendantsEdit

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

Old SaxonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrepositionEdit

bī

  1. by, near, to
  2. beside

DescendantsEdit

PhaluraEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

ParticleEdit

bi (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling بیۡ)

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

ReferencesEdit

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Rhymes: -i

AdjectiveEdit

bi (invariable)

  1. bisexual (sexually attracted to persons of either sex)
    Synonym: bissexual

NounEdit

bi m or f by sense (plural bis)

  1. bisexual (bisexual person)
    Synonym: bissexual

SardinianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ibi.

PronounEdit

bi (adverbial)

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

ScotsEdit

PrepositionEdit

bi

  1. by

Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

VerbEdit

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

  1. (copulative) to be
  2. (intransitive) to exist

InflectionEdit

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 Template:gd-conj-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

Related termsEdit

MutationEdit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
bi bhi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

  • 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], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Serbo-CroatianEdit

VerbEdit

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 notesEdit

  • 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.

SolonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

bi

  1. I

Southern NdebeleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

AdjectiveEdit

-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

InflectionEdit

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

SpanishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

bi (invariable)

  1. bi (bisexual)

SwaziEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

AdjectiveEdit

-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

InflectionEdit

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

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

bi n

  1. bee
Usage notesEdit
  • 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.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of bi 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bi biet bin bina
Genitive bis biets bins binas
Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

AdjectiveEdit

bi

  1. (informal) bisexual

Etymology 3Edit

AdverbEdit

bi (not comparable)

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

Teke-TyeeEdit

NounEdit

bi (plural mabi)

  1. egg

Tok PisinEdit

 

EtymologyEdit

From English bee.

NounEdit

bi

  1. bee

TurkishEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

bi

  1. Alternative spelling of bi'

AdverbEdit

bi

  1. Alternative spelling of bi'

NumeralEdit

bi

  1. Alternative spelling of bi'

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲.

AdjectiveEdit

bi

  1. (only in compounds) sad; sorrowful
See alsoEdit
Derived terms

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from French bille.

NounEdit

(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!
See alsoEdit
Derived terms

VolapükEdit

ConjunctionEdit

bi

  1. because

WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bi f (plural biau)

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

MutationEdit

This word cannot be mutated.

See alsoEdit

XhosaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

AdjectiveEdit

-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

InflectionEdit

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

YorubaEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

bí

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

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

ConjunctionEdit

bí

  1. (conditional) if
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

ConjunctionEdit

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 4Edit

ConjunctionEdit

bí

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

Etymology 5Edit

ConjunctionEdit

bí

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

Etymology 6Edit

ParticleEdit

bí

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

Etymology 7Edit

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

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

bí

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

Etymology 8Edit

VerbEdit

bí

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

Etymology 9Edit

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

VerbEdit

bi

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

Etymology 10Edit

VerbEdit

bi

  1. (transitive) to push, to jostle

Etymology 11Edit

VerbEdit

bi

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

Etymology 12Edit

VerbEdit

bì

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

VerbEdit

bi

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

Derived termsEdit

Etymology 13Edit

VerbEdit

bì

  1. (intransitive) to sway, to push back

ZaghawaEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bi

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

ZhuangEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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.

ClassifierEdit

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

  1. year
    Synonym: nienz
  2. year old
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

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

VerbEdit

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)

ZouEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

bí

  1. nest

ReferencesEdit

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

ZuluEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

AdjectiveEdit

-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

InflectionEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

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