бый
Dungan
Etymology
Cognate to Standard Mandarin 北 (běi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɨi²⁴/
Noun
бый • (bɨj) (I)
- north; northern
Adjective
бый • (bɨj) (I)
- north; northern
Kabardian
Alternative forms
- бий (bij)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəj]
Noun
бый • (bəj)
- one's enemy
- щӏалэм лӏэр и бый ― š̍ʾālăm ḷăr i bəj ― The man is the boy's enemy.
Declension
declension of бый
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | быйэ (bəjă) | быйэхэ (bəjăxă) |
| nominative | быйэр (bəjăr) | быйэхэр (bəjăxăr) |
| ergative | быйэм (bəjăm) | быйэхэмэ (bəjăxămă) |
| instrumental | быйэ(м)кӏэ (bəjă(m)č̣̍ă) | быйэхэ(м)кӏэ (bəjăxă(m)č̣̍ă) |
| invertive | быйыу (bəjəw) | быйэхыу (bəjăxəw) |
Synonyms
- пый (pəj) (Adyghe dialect)