byin

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French bien (“good; well; very; property”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjɛ̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Adjective

byin

  1. good
    Synonyms: bon, vayan

Adverb

byin

  1. well
  2. very, really
    Synonyms: bokou, jolimen, plin, tou, tré

Alternative forms

Noun

byin

  1. good
  2. property

Interjection

byin

  1. well (discourse particle)
    Synonyms: don, enfin, évèk, tyin, wèl

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • fé bin (“to behave; to act right”)
  • fé di byin (“to do good”)
  • vini byin (“to get well, to heal”)
  • bon (“good”)
  • byinvini (“welcome”)
  • kombyin (“how many”)

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French bien.

Adverb

byin

  1. (continental) well
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