hori bai

Basque

Etymology

Calque of Spanish eso sí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hoɾi bai̯/ [ho.ɾi β̞ai̯]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /oɾi bai̯/ [o.ɾi β̞ai̯]
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ri bai

Conjunction

hori bai

  1. however, mind you, nevertheless

Further reading

  • “hori bai”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “hori bai”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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