"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. Categories (place): Islands
    Sense id: en-Bai-en-name-EMUC1F3L Disambiguation of Islands: 25 24 24 27 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: 25 24 24 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Malay Bai. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ms|Bai|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay Bai, {{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): Islands, Places in Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Bai-en-name-PsStpu3m Disambiguation of Islands: 25 24 24 27 Disambiguation of Places in Malaysia: 21 18 42 19
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 Categories (place): Islands Synonyms: Bái Translations (Translations): 白族 (báizú) (Chinese Mandarin), ᦎᦱᦉᦱᦵᦗᦲᧉ (ṫaaṡaapoe²) (), ᠪᡝ (be) (Manchu), Bwzcuz (Zhuang)
    Sense id: en-Bai-en-noun-vLDFTbOU Disambiguation of Islands: 25 24 24 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 33 17 45 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 25 23 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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