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bi

Translingual

Symbol

bi

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

Etymology 1

Clipping of bisexual and biceps.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • Homophones: bye, buy, by

Adjective

bi (not comparable)

  1. (LGBT, slang) Bisexual.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bisexual
    Coordinate terms: pan, mono
  2. (LGBT, slang, uncommon) Bigender.
Translations

Noun

bi (plural bis)

  1. (LGBT, slang) A bisexual person.
    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.
Translations

Derived terms

  • forced bi

See also

  • bi-

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 璧 (bì).

Alternative forms

  • pi (Wade–Giles)

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) enPR: bē, IPA(key): /biː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Homophones: b, be, Bea, bee

Noun

bi (plural bi)

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

See also

  • Bi (jade) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

  • IB, ib.

Aiwoo

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *biti.

Verb

bi

  1. to bake

References

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

Albanian

Etymology

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

Interjection

bi

  1. A friendly exclamation to a person (female).
  2. An exclamation of surprise (to a female person).

Related terms

  • bre
  • brez
  • pra

Bambara

Noun

bi

  1. today

See also

  • kunùn
  • sini

Basque

Alternative forms

  • biga, bida (Navarrese, Navarro-Lapurdian)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Basque *biga (“two”), given the fact that dialectal forms like biga and bida (with *-g- > -d-) are phonetically more conservative. Often compared with Iberian bi (“two”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi/ [bi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: bi

Numeral

bi

  1. two

Usage notes

  • 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.

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • “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

Bislama

Etymology

From English bee.

Noun

bi

  1. bee

Borôro

Verb

bi

  1. to die

Bura

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bì]

Noun

bì

  1. bin for grain storage

References

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

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥iˀ]
  • Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)

  1. bee
Inflection

See also

  • hveps c

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

bi

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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bi

  1. imperative of bie

Dongxiang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi/

Pronoun

bi (Xiaojing spelling بی)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Drung

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bəj-n/k.

Verb

bi

  1. to give

References

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

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of biseksueel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi/
  • Hyphenation: bi
  • Rhymes: -i

Adjective

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

  1. (colloquial) bisexual

Finnish

Etymology

From English bi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bi (colloquial)

  1. bi (bisexual)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “bi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

From bissexuel, or possibly directly from English bi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi/

Noun

bi m or f by sense (plural bis)

  1. bi, bisexual person

Adjective

bi (invariable)

  1. bi, bisexual

Further reading

  • “bi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biː]

Adjective

bi (strong nominative masculine singular bier, not comparable)

  1. (informal) bi

Gothic

Romanization

bi

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌹

Guerrero Amuzgo

Adjective

bi

  1. green

Isthmus Zapotec

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbì]

Noun

bi

  1. wind

Italian

Alternative forms

  • be (obsolete, regional)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bi f (invariable)

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

See also

  • (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, gei / i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu / vi, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon / i greca, zeta

Japanese

Romanization

bi

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

Kalasha

Etymology

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

Noun

bi

  1. seed
  2. semen
  3. moth larva

Related terms

  • bíyak

Kangjia

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *bi. Compare Mongolian би (bi) and Dongxiang bi.

Pronoun

bi

  1. I

Kaure

Noun

bi

  1. water

References

  • 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 German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biː/

Preposition

bi

  1. at, with
  2. by
  3. around, about (often in combination with üm)

Inflection

Adverb

bi

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

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪ/

Preposition

bi

  1. Alternative form of b’: used before a consonant cluster
  2. multiplied by, times
    erbgħa b’erbgħa jiġu sittax ― four times four equals sixteen
  3. [+ għamel (object)] multiply
    għamel erbgħa b’erbgħa ― multiply four by four

Manchu

Romanization

bi

  1. Romanization of ᠪᡳ

Mandarin

Romanization

bi

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

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish by.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbi]
  • Syllabification: bi

Particle

bi

  1. forms the conditional mood; would, would've
  2. kind of; sort of

Conjunction

bi

  1. (conditional) if
  2. creates a subordinate clause expressing aim or purpose, one's goal; to, so that, for that, in order to
  3. (comparative) as if
  4. (repeated) or... or

Further reading

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “by”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎[5], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 253-254

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biː/

Preposition

bi

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

Descendants

  • Dutch: bij
  • Limburgish: bie

Adverb

bi

  1. by, near, around

Descendants

  • Dutch: bij
  • Limburgish: bie

Further reading

  • “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 English

Preposition

bi

  1. Alternative form of by

Mirandese

Verb

bi

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of ber: I saw.

Namuyi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bi˧]
  • Hyphenation: bi

Verb

bi

  1. (intransitive) to go

References

  • Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎[6], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 50

North Frisian

Noun

bi f

  1. (Mooring) bee

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *pati-.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪ

Preposition

bi

  1. by
  2. with

Nzadi

Pronoun

bǐ

  1. we (first-person plural pronoun)

See also

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biː/

Preposition

bī

  1. by, near
  2. at, with

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: bi
    • Dutch: bij
    • Limburgish: bie

Further reading

  • “bī”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Alternative forms

  • be

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biː/

Preposition

bī

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: by, be, bi
    • English: by
      • → Mandarin: by (bāi), BY (bāi)
    • Scots: by, bye, bi', be, b'
    • Yola: bee, bie, be, by

Old High German

Etymology

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

Preposition

bī

  1. by
  2. at

Descendants

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

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Preposition

bī

  1. by, near, to
  2. beside

Descendants

  • Low German: bi, by

Phalura

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi/

Particle

bi (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling بیۡ)

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

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i

Adjective

bi (invariable)

  1. (LGBT, colloquial) Abbreviation of bissexual (“sexually attracted to persons of either sex”).

Noun

bi m or f by sense (plural bis)

  1. (LGBT, colloquial) Abbreviation of bissexual (“bisexual person”).

Noun

bi f (plural bis)

  1. (Brazil, LGBT, slang) Abbreviation of bicha (“flammer”).

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin ibi.

Pronoun

bi (adverbial)

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

Scots

Preposition

bi

  1. by

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. (copulative) to be
  2. (intransitive) to exist
  3. (auxiliary) Used with air to form various tenses with perfect meaning

Inflection

Related terms

  • beò

Mutation

References

  • 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]‎[8], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

bi

  1. second-person singular aorist of biti
  2. third-person singular aorist of biti
  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 notes

  • 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.

Solon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi/

Pronoun

bi

  1. I

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Adjective

bi (invariable)

  1. bi (bisexual)

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

Inflection

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bi n

  1. bee
Usage notes
  • 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.
Declension
Derived terms
  • bikupa
  • bisvärm
  • blommor och bin

See also

  • bålgeting c
  • geting c

Etymology 2

Adjective

bi

  1. (informal) bisexual
    Synonym: bisexuell

See also

  • hetero
  • homo

Etymology 3

Adverb

bi (not comparable)

  1. (in some fixed expressions) by
Related terms
  • stå någon bi

References

  • bi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • bi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • bi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Etymology

From English bee, the English name of the letter B/b. Ultimately from Latin bē. Doublet of be.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bi
  • IPA(key): /bi/, [bɪ]
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

bi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)

  1. the name of the Latin-script letter B, in the Filipino alphabet.
    Synonyms: (in the Abakada alphabet) ba, (in the Abecedario) be

See also

  • (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi

Further reading

  • “bi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Teke-Tyee

Noun

bi (plural mabi)

  1. egg

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bee.

Noun

bi

  1. bee

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /βi/

Adjective

-bi (declinable)

  1. bad
    Antonym: -rungi
  2. hideous, ugly
    Synonym: -rofu (“dirty, ugly”)
    Antonyms: -ecumi (“clean, pretty”), -rungi (“pretty”)

Declension

Derived terms

  • kubi (“badly, in a bad way”)

Related terms

  • -biiha (“to become bad; to be ugly; to deceive”)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[9], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 377

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi/

Adjective

bi

  1. Alternative spelling of bi'

Adverb

bi

  1. Alternative spelling of bi'

Numeral

bi

  1. Alternative spelling of bi'

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲.

Adjective

bi

  1. (only in compounds) sad; sorrowful
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bille.

Noun

(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)
See also

Volapük

Conjunction

bi

  1. because

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

bi f (plural biau)

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

Mutation

This word cannot be mutated.

See also

  • (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol / u gwpan, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

Inflection

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • (high-tone): IPA(key): /bí/
  • (mid-tone): IPA(key): /bī/
  • (low-tone): IPA(key): /bì/

Etymology 1

Noun

bí

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

See also

  • (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí

Etymology 2

Conjunction

bí

  1. (conditional) if
Derived terms
  • bí ẹnipé

Etymology 3

Conjunction

bí

  1. (subordinating conjunction) how
  2. Alternative spelling of bíi (“like, as”)

Etymology 4

Conjunction

bí

  1. when, as soon as

Etymology 5

Conjunction

bí

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

Etymology 6

Particle

bí

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

Etymology 7

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

Alternative forms

  • bẹ́ (Ìjẹ̀bú)

Verb

bí

  1. (transitive) to give birth to
  2. (intransitive) to increase
Derived terms

Etymology 8

Verb

bí

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

Etymology 9

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

Verb

bi

  1. (transitive) to ask, to interrogate
Derived terms
  • bi léèrè
  • bèèrè

Etymology 10

Verb

bi

  1. (transitive) to push, to jostle

Etymology 11

Verb

bi

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

Etymology 12

Verb

bì

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

Verb

bi

  1. Alternative form of bì (“to vomit”) used before object nouns

Derived terms

  • bíbì, èbíbì, èébì, ìbì

Etymology 13

Verb

bì

  1. (intransitive) to sway, to push back

Zaghawa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi/

Noun

bi

  1. water

References

  • Ehret, Christopher (2001) A Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan (SUGIA, Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika: Beihefte; 12)‎[10], Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN.
  • Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad

Zhuang

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pi˨˦/
  • Tone numbers: bi1
  • Hyphenation: bi

Etymology 1

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.

Classifier

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

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

Etymology 2

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Verb

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)

Zou

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bí

  1. nest

References

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

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

-bí

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. ugly

Inflection

Derived terms

  • -bana
  • isibi
  • okubi
  • ububi

Source: wiktionary.org