"Bai" meaning in English

See Bai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Chinese 白 (Bái). Doublet of Bach (Vietnamese surname). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|白|tr=Bái}} Chinese 白 (Bái), {{doublet|en|Bach|pos1=Vietnamese surname}} Doublet of Bach (Vietnamese surname) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bai
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bai-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. The language of the Bai ethnic group. Categories (topical): Languages Categories (place): Islands Synonyms: Bái [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences]
    Sense id: en-Bai-en-name-MlKhWz5h Disambiguation of Languages: 34 50 11 5 Disambiguation of Islands: 19 50 23 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Lü translations, Terms with Manchu translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Xibe translations, Terms with Zhuang translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 53 28 11 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 12 70 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 78 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 18 52 23 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 53 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lü translations: 11 85 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Manchu translations: 29 56 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 70 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 22 66 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Xibe translations: 21 63 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Zhuang translations: 29 56 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Malay Bai. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ms|Bai}} Borrowed from Malay Bai Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bai
  1. An island off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia Categories (place): Places in Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Bai-en-name-PsStpu3m Disambiguation of Places in Malaysia: 15 24 52 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Chinese 白 (Bái). Doublet of Bach (Vietnamese surname). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|白|tr=Bái}} Chinese 白 (Bái), {{doublet|en|Bach|pos1=Vietnamese surname}} Doublet of Bach (Vietnamese surname) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Bai pl (plural only)
  1. An ethnic group of China. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: Bái Translations (Translations): 白族 (báizú) (Chinese Mandarin), ᦎᦱᦉᦱᦵᦗᦲᧉ (ṫaaṡaapoe²) (), ᠪᡝ (be) (Manchu), पाई (pāī) (Marathi), ᠪᠠᡞᡯᡠ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (baidzu uksura) (Xibe), Bwzcuz (Zhuang)
    Sense id: en-Bai-en-noun-vLDFTbOU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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