different between weaverbird vs baya

English

Etymology

weaver +? bird

Noun

weaverbird (plural weaverbirds)

1. Any of various Old World passerine birds in either of two families known for building nests of intricately woven vegetation.
   1. Ploceidae, the family most commonly known by this name
   2. The family Estrildidae, better known as estrildid finches or weaver finches

Synonyms

• (Ploceidae): weaver
• (Estrildidae): estrildid finch, weaver finch

English

Noun

baya (plural bayas)

1. Ploceus philippinus, a weaverbird of southern Asia.

Anagrams

• aaby, abay, ya ba

Alangan

Noun

baya

1. fire

Bolinao

Noun

baya

1. ember

French

Verb

baya

1. third-person singular past historic of bayer

Gamilaraay

Noun

baya

1. clothes
2. cloth

Hausa

Noun

b?y? m (possessed form b?yan)

1. back
2. outside surface

Adverb

b?ya

1. behind, backwards

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ja/
• Hyphenation: ba?ya

Etymology 1

From Malay baya (“age”), from Pali vaya (“age”), from Sanskrit ???? (vayas, “age”).

Noun

baya (first-person possessive bayaku, second-person possessive bayamu, third-person possessive bayanya)

1. age

Adjective

baya

1. old

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

baya (first-person possessive bayaku, second-person possessive bayamu, third-person possessive bayanya)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of bahaya (“danger”).

Further reading

• “baya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Jamamadí

Noun

baya

1. (Banawá) palm fronds

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ??
• Roman: baja

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

Noun

baya (krama-ngoko baya)

1. crocodile (reptile)

References

• "baya" in Tim Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta, Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa). Kanisius, Yogyakarta

Mauritian Creole

Noun

baya

1. Alternative form of bayo

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Sambali

Noun

baya

1. ember

Noun

bayâ

1. (anatomy) lung

Seychellois Creole

Noun

baya

1. Alternative form of bayo

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French baie. Cognate with English bay (“bay leaf, bay laurel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

baya f (plural bayas)

1. berry (a small fruit)

Derived terms

• baya de enebro
• baya de junípero
• picabayas

Swahili

Etymology

Of Bantu origin. Cognate to Zulu bi.

Pronunciation

Adjective

-baya (declinable)

1. bad, evil
2. (condition) poor

Inflection

Derived terms

• ubaya

Tatar

Adverb

baya

1. recently