baya

[ bah-yuh, bah-yah ]

noun

Origin of baya

From the Hindi word ba(i)yā

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The more money ISIS has, the more baya [an Islamic oath of loyalty] they will get.
With Friends Like These, ISIS Is Doomed | Jacob Siegel | July 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Que la ley slica, que dizien, es baya, y las armas la allanarian.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird
Not in the least daunted the baya makes a fresh effort and flies off, still gripping the strand firmly.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas Dewar
In the rainy season two other birds weave nests, which are nearly as elegant as those woven by the baya.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas Dewar
Then, grasping with its beak the edge of this blade above the notch, the baya flies away and thus strips off a narrow strand.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas Dewar

The weaver-bird (Ploceus baya), the wren-warbler (Prinia inornata) are past masters of the art of weaving.
Jungle Folk | Douglas Dewar

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