Meaning of bai | Babel Free
Definitions
- A marshy meadow in sub-Saharan Africa.
- A yellow mist occurring in spring and fall in China and Japan, caused by yellow dust blown from central China.
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An ethnic group of China. plural, plural-only
- A surname.
- An island off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia
- The language of the Bai ethnic group.
Examples
“One thing about the bais that I hadn't fully taken on board while reading about them was that they tend to be waterlogged because they are usually associated with marshes, streams or springs. […] venturing into the bai, but […] plunging into the bai because […]”
“Gorillas (and other wildlife) frequent such bais, which are waterlogged and sunny, because of the sodium-rich sedges and asters that grow beneath the open sky.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.