bya

bya

1. Rōmaji transcription of びゃ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ビャ

bya f (definite singular bya, indefinite plural byer or byor, definite plural byene or byone)

1. definite singular of bye
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of bye

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pʲa˨˦/
• Tone numbers: bya¹
• Hyphenation: bya

From Proto-Tai *praːᴬ (“stone mountain”).

Cognate with Thai ผา (pǎa), Lao ຜາ (phā), Tai Nüa ᥚᥣᥴ (pháa).

bya (Sawndip forms 岜 or 𡵟 or 𰎕 or 𥑁 or ⿱山哉, 1957–1982 spelling bya)

1. hill or mountain, especially one in karst terrain

   bya sang ― high hill

• Chinese: 岜 (bā)

• ndoi

From Proto-Tai *plaːᴬ (“fish”).

Cognate with Thai ปลา (bplaa), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩣ, Isan ปา, Lao ປາ (pā), Lü ᦔᦱ (ṗaa), Tai Dam ꪜꪱ, Shan ပႃ (pǎa), Tai Nüa ᥙᥣ (paa), Ahom 𑜆𑜠 (pa) or 𑜆𑜡 (pā), Bouyei byal, Saek ปร๋า.

Compare Proto-Hlai *hlaː (“fish”) (whence ɗaː¹ ~ ɬaː¹ across different lects), Lakkia phla⁵¹, Proto-Be *ɓaːᴬ¹ (whence ɓa¹ in modern lects).

bya (classifier duz, Sawndip forms 䰾 or 𮫻 or 𱆦 or ⿰氵岜 or 𩵒 or 蚆 or 𣲩, 1957–1982 spelling bya)

1. fish

   Synonym: duzbya

   haj duz bya ― five fish

• byayouzyiz (“squid”)
• byagim (“goldfish”)