baya
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of baya
From the Hindi word ba(i)yā
Example Sentences
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He also, says Bergen, will need to collect "baya", or allegiance, from far flung al-Qaeda affiliates spread from Southeast Asia to Yemen to North Africa.
From Time • May 18, 2011
P. baya is found throughout India; its nest is made of grasses and strips of the plantain or date-palm stripped while green.
From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William
Por esa puerte de Elvira sale muy gran cabalgada: cuanto del hidalgo moro, cuánto de la yegua baya.
From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 by Prescott, William Hickling
The baya is easily tamed, and will fetch and carry at command.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
Like the baya, the Indian wren-warbler does not line its nest.
From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas
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