bae
Translingual
Symbol
baeCategory:Translingual lemmas#BAECategory:Translingual symbols#BAECategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#BAECategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
See also
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɪ/Category:English 1-syllable words#BAECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#BAE, enPR: bā
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#BAEAudio (Canada): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪ#BAECategory:Rhymes:English/eɪ/1 syllable#BAE
- Homophones: bay, bey (pane–pain merger)Category:English terms with homophones#BAE
Etymology 1
Syncopic form of babeCategory:English syncopic forms#BAE or baby. Notably, it is sometimes incorrectly linked to the unrelated Danish word bæ (“poop”). Sometimes claimed to derive from "before anyone else", a possible backronym.
Noun
bae (plural baes)Category:English lemmas#BAECategory:English nouns#BAECategory:English countable nouns#BAECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
- (slangCategory:English slang#BAE) Darling (term of endearment).
- 2013, "Jack", "Jack & Jill: On High School Relationships", The Torch (St. John's University), Volume 91, Issue 5, 28 August 2013, page 9:
- And if you actually want to see your bae – you know, like in person – You[sic] better set aside some of your refund check to pay for the $26 train ticket to a school that lingers outside of the tri-state area.
- 2014, Laken Howard, "Pillow Talk: Let's talk about V-day", The Current (entertainment insert of The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University), 13 February 2014, page 3:
- Your newsfeed gets clogged with statuses like “Happy Valentine’s Day to my bae! I’ve loved you so much ever since we first met three months, eight days, 11 hours and 27 minutes ago!”
- 2014, "How Steamy Is Your PDA?", Seventeen, June/July 2014, page 98:
- A fresh pic of you and your bae on vacay together? Who wouldn't “like” that?!?
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bae.
- Synonyms: babe, baby, darling, dear, love, sweetheart, loved one, significant other, special someone
- 2013, "Jack", "Jack & Jill: On High School Relationships", The Torch (St. John's University), Volume 91, Issue 5, 28 August 2013, page 9:
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From KoreanCategory:English terms borrowed from Korean#BAECategory:English terms derived from Korean#BAE 배 (bae).
Noun
bae (plural baes)Category:English lemmas#BAECategory:English nouns#BAECategory:English countable nouns#BAECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
Etymology 3
From Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#BAE bayCategory:English undefined derivations#BAE, combined with aphetized form of abay; verbal form Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#BAE baierCategory:English undefined derivations#BAE, abaier.
Verb
bae (third-person singular simple present baes, present participle baeing, simple past and past participle baed)Category:English lemmas#BAECategory:English verbs#BAECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
- (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BAE) To make the sound of a wild animal, to bay.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, act 3, scene 3, line 70:
- He's a lamb indeed, that baes like a bear.Category:English terms with quotations#BAE
- c. 1608, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, act 2, scene 1, line 10:
- ...the ewe that will not hear her lamb when it baes will never answer a calf when he bleats.Category:English terms with quotations#BAE
Anagrams
Category:English terms of address#BAE Category:en:Fruits#BAECategory:en:People#BAE Category:English endearing terms#BAECategory:English clippings#BAECategory:English 3-letter words#BAEAcehnese
| Acehnese Spelling | |
|---|---|
| EBAYD | bae |
| Husaini | baë |
| Jawoe | باير |
Alternative forms
- ba'e, ba-e (nonstandard)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈʔə/Category:Acehnese terms with IPA pronunciation#BAE
- Hyphenation: ba‧e
Verb
bae (Jawoe spelling باير)Category:Acehnese lemmas#BAECategory:Acehnese verbs#BAECategory:Acehnese entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
References
- “bae”, in Kamus Aceh Indonesia [Acehnese-Indonesian Dictionary] (Seri K; 85), Seri 1. A-L [Volume 1. A-L] (eBook; overall work in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 1985, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 47
- “baë”, in Kamus Basa Acèh = Kamus Bahasa Aceh = Acehnese-Indonesian English Thesaurus. (Series C; 151), Series C, Volume 151 (eBook; overall work in English and Indonesian), Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, 1999, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 119
- “باير”, in Woordenboek der Atjehsche Taal [Dictionary of the Acehnese Language] (overall work in Dutch), Den Haag: 's Gravenhage : Martinus Nijhoff, 1889, page 29
Ahtna
Etymology
From Proto-AthabaskanCategory:Ahtna terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan#BAECategory:Ahtna terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan#BAE *we-nʸ. Cognate with Lower Tanana ba, Navajo -BĮ́Į́ʼ, Koyukon baanh.
Root
baeCategory:Ahtna lemmas#BAECategory:Ahtna roots#BAECategory:Ahtna entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
Usage notes
This root is used to describe the swimming of a singular bird or mammal (including humans). Plural subjects swimming are described with the root ʼaetlʼ and swimming fish are described with laex.
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | baes | baen | baeł | beʼ |
| Distributive | beʼ | baen | beʼ | beʼ |
| Continuative | beʼ | baen | beʼ | beʼ |
| Reversitative | baex | baen | baex | baex |
| Progressive | baeł | — | — | — |
| Perambulative | baeł | baen | baeł | beʼ |
| Customary | baes | baes | baes | baes |
| Distributive-customary | biiʼ | biiʼ | biiʼ | biiʼ |
Derived terms
References
- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 101-102
Bislama
Particle
baeCategory:Bislama lemmas#BAECategory:Bislama particles#BAECategory:Bislama entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
- alternative form of bambae
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetics) IPA(key): [pˠɑːɛ], (enunciated) [pˠɑ ɛ]Category:Marshallese terms with IPA pronunciation#BAE
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰjɛj/Category:Marshallese terms with IPA pronunciation#BAE
- Bender phonemes: {bahyey}
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Marshallese entries#BAE
Noun
bae (construct baein, causative verb kōbae)Category:Marshallese lemmas#BAECategory:Marshallese nouns#BAECategory:Marshallese entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE (alienable, RatakCategory:Ratak Marshallese#BAE)
- bamboo
- Synonym: koba (Rālik)
- Remoot in kōbae in Jepaan.
- They went looking for Japanese bamboo.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Marshallese terms borrowed from English#BAECategory:Marshallese terms derived from English#BAE pie.
Noun
baeCategory:Marshallese lemmas#BAECategory:Marshallese nouns#BAECategory:Marshallese entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE (alienable)
- pie (type of pastry)
- Enno̧ an iōk bae.
- She cooks delicious pies.
References
Category:mh:Bamboos#BAECategory:mh:Grasses#BAECategory:mh:Pies#BAEMinangkabau
Pronunciation
Verb
baeCategory:Minangkabau lemmas#BAECategory:Minangkabau verbs#BAECategory:Minangkabau entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
- throw
- Den bae inyo jo batu. ― I throw stone to him.Category:Minangkabau terms with usage examples#BAE
Descendants
- → Negeri Sembilan Malay: baeh
Pijin
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Pijin terms inherited from English#BAECategory:Pijin terms derived from English#BAE by and by.
Particle
baeCategory:Pijin lemmas#BAECategory:Pijin particles#BAECategory:Pijin entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
- Future tense marker
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From EnglishCategory:Welsh terms borrowed from English#BAECategory:Welsh terms derived from English#BAE bay, from FrenchCategory:Welsh terms derived from French#BAE baie.
Noun
bae m (plural baeau)Category:Welsh lemmas#BAECategory:Welsh nouns#BAECategory:Welsh countable nouns#BAECategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Welsh masculine nouns#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
- (geographyCategory:cy:Geography#BAE) bay
- bay, parking space
- baeau anabl ― disabled baysCategory:Welsh terms with usage examples#BAE
Derived terms
- Bae Ceredigion (“Cardigan Bay”)
- Bae Colwyn (“Colwyn Bay”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
baeCategory:Welsh non-lemma forms#BAECategory:Welsh verb forms#BAECategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#BAECategory:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
- alternative form of bai
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bae”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pai˨˦/Category:Zhuang terms with IPA pronunciation#BA1
- Tone numbers: bae1
- Hyphenation: baeCategory:Zhuang 1-syllable words#BA1
Etymology 1
From Proto-TaiCategory:Zhuang terms inherited from Proto-Tai#BA1Category:Zhuang terms derived from Proto-Tai#BA1 *pajᴬ (“to go”). Cognate with Thai ไป (bpai), Northern Thai ᨻᩱ (pai), Khün ᨻᩱ (pai), Lao ໄປ (pai), Lü ᦺᦔ (ṗay) and ᦺᦗ (pay), Tai Dam ꪼꪜ, Shan ပႆ (pǎi), Aiton ပ︀ႝ (pay), Bouyei bail.
Verb
bae (Sawndip forms 𭆛 or 丕 or 批 or 䢙 or 贝 or 𫨰, 1957–1982 spelling bəi)Category:Zhuang lemmas#BA1Category:Zhuang verbs#BA1Category:Zhuang entries with incorrect language header#BA1Category:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
- to go
- to walk
- to operate; to run
- to spend; to use
- to remove; to get rid of
- to be lost (from one's possession)
- (of a liquid) to lose; to leak (gas)
- (of a firearm) to go off accidentally; to discharge accidentally
- to deviate
- (euphemisticCategory:Zhuang euphemisms#BA1) to pass away
Derived terms
Particle
bae (Sawndip forms 𭆛 or 丕 or 批 or 䢙 or 贝 or 𫨰, 1957–1982 spelling bəi)Category:Zhuang lemmas#BA1Category:Zhuang particles#BA1Category:Zhuang entries with incorrect language header#BA1Category:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
- Used after a verb to indicate removal of an object.
Etymology 2
From ChineseCategory:Zhuang terms borrowed from Chinese#BA1Category:Zhuang terms derived from Chinese#BA1 批 (MC phej).
Verb
bae (1957–1982 spelling bəi)Category:Zhuang lemmas#BA1Category:Zhuang verbs#BA1Category:Zhuang terms without Sawndip form#BA1Category:Zhuang entries with incorrect language header#BA1Category:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE
Etymology 3
Compare Cantonese 批 (pai1, “to plaster”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Category:Requests for expansion of etymologies in Zhuang entries#BA1
Verb
bae (1957–1982 spelling bəi)Category:Zhuang lemmas#BA1Category:Zhuang verbs#BA1Category:Zhuang terms without Sawndip form#BA1Category:Zhuang entries with incorrect language header#BA1Category:Pages with entries#BAECategory:Pages with 10 entries#BAE