baya

[bah-yuh, bah-yah]

noun

1. a common weaverbird, Ploceus philippinus, of India.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baya¹

From the Hindi word ba(i)yā

Example Sentences

Also, my pal, Liza Colón-Zayas — ¡baya! — she won for “The Bear,” the charming story of white people who are obsessed with Michelin stars and making kale taste good.

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It’s the largest incident of its kind involving baya weavers in recent years.

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Where the group has had success is among young jihadists seeking to distinguish themselves from their elders by declaring “baya,” or pledging allegiance, to al-Baghdadi.

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Malaysian scholars approved an Islamic credit card based on a transaction known as baya al-ina, which Arab scholars have rejected as being too close to interest-based lending.

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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.

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