bayu

See also: baþu

Balinese

Etymology

From Sanskrit वायु (vāyu).

Noun

bayu (Balinese script ᬩᬬᬸ)

  1. wind

Cebuano

Etymology

Backslang of uyab.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaju/ [ˈba.jʊ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧yu

Noun

bayu (Badlit spelling ᜊᜌᜓ)

  1. (back slang, colloquial, originally gay slang) boyfriend; girlfriend; lover

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bayu, from Sanskrit वायु (vāyú), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.

Pronunciation

Noun

bayu (plural bayu-bayu)

  1. (rare) wind
    Synonym: angin

Usage notes

  • Only used in term pembangkit tenaga bayu.

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *baqRu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaju/ [ˈbäː.ju]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧yu

Adjective

báyu

  1. new (recently made or created)
    Antonym: matua

Derived terms

Preposition

báyu

  1. before; prior to

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit वायु (vāyú, wind), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baju/
  • Rhymes: -aju, -ju, -u

Noun

bayu (Jawi spelling بايو, plural bayu-bayu)

  1. wind (movement of air)
    Synonyms: angin, pawana

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bayu

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ˈju/, [ba.ˈju]

Noun

bayu

  1. sea

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit वायु (vāyu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (to blow)

Noun

bayu (Sundanese script ᮘᮚᮥ)

  1. wind
    Synonym: angin
  2. life force

Derived terms

  • babayon
  • kawas nu dipupul bayu
  • mamayu
  • ngabayuan

Further reading