бай-бай
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baj ˈbaj]
Etymology 1
From ба́ю-ба́ю (báju-báju).
Interjection
бай-ба́й • (baj-báj)
- hushaby; used when putting a baby to sleep.
- Synonyms: ба́ю-бай! (báju-baj!), ба́юшки-баю́! (bájuški-bajú!), ба́ю-ба́юшки-баю́! (báju-bájuški-bajú!)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bye-bye.
Interjection
бай-ба́й • (baj-báj)
- (slang) bye-bye
- Synonym: пока́! (poká!)
References
- “бай-бай”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, 1963–2014