byin

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French bien (“good; well; very; property”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Adjective

byin

1. good

   Synonyms: bon, vayan

Adverb

byin

1. well
2. very, really

   Synonyms: bokou, jolimen, plin, tou, tré

Alternative forms

• bin

Noun

byin

1. good
2. property

Interjection

byin

1. well (discourse particle)

   Synonyms: don, enfin, évèk, tyin, wèl

Alternative forms

• abin, bin, ébin, o bin

Derived terms

• fé bin (“to behave; to act right”)
• fé di byin (“to do good”)
• vini byin (“to get well, to heal”)

 

Related terms

• bon (“good”)
• byinvini (“welcome”)
• kombyin (“how many”)

 

Norman

Alternative forms

• bein (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French bien.

Adverb

byin

1. (France) well

Related terms

• byintôt