Bai, Bāi: 6 definitions

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2. Hindi
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Bai means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Bāi or Bāī.—(EI 8), honorific epithet or name-ending of ladies in Western India; cf. Bāyi, Bā.º Note: bāi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Bai in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Maranta arundinacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phrynium variegatum N.E. Brown (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Annales Botanici Fennici (2005)
· Species Plantarum. (1797)
· Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica
· Rapid Assessment Program Working Papers (1998)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)
· Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin (1884)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bai, for example extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bāi (बाइ).—f A term of respectful compellation or mention for one's mother or an elderly female. 2 It is an affix of respect to the names of females gen. Ex.ramābāī ālī āṇi ākābāī gēlī. 3 pl and sometimes n sometimes m for Lady, mistress &c. Ex. bāī kōṭhēṃ gēlīṃ na kaḷē. See mātōśrī. 4 C pl The small pox. v yē. bāyāṃ bāpaḍīcā Pertaining or relating to weak and helpless females.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bāī (बाई).—f A term of respectful mention for one's mother or an elderly female. Ex. ramābāī, ākābāī, &c. Lady, mistress &c. pl The small pox. bāyāṃ bāpaḍīcā Pertaining or relating to weak and helpless females.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Bāī (बाई):—(nf) one of the three humours of the body (see [bāta]); gout, rheumatism; delirium; a lady; a prostitute; —[jī] a prostitute; a respectful form of address for a woman (esp. in Rajasthan); —[caḍhanā] to be in a state of delirium; —[pacanā] delirious disturbance in one’s system to subside.

2) Bai (बै):—(nf) sale (of a farm or plot of land, etc); ~[nāmā] the saledeed (of a plot of land, farm, etc.).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bai (ಬೈ):—

1) [verb] to put in the ground and cover with earth or under the surface of water.

2) [verb] to install or establish firmly at.

3) [verb] to mingle; to become mixed with.

4) [verb] to keep a person or thing bound (restraining the movement).

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Bai (ಬೈ):—

1) [verb] to find fault with angrily; to chide, reprimand using harsh wors; to scold.

2) [verb] to affend by speaking contemptuously; to insult in a jeering manner.

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Bai (ಬೈ):—[noun] the last part of the day; the period around sunset; evening.

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Bai (ಬೈ):—[noun] hollow stalks or stems of paddy after threshing, used for fodder, for bedding, for making hats, etc.; straw.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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