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baya

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[bah-yuh, bah-yah] / ˈbɑ jə, bɑˈjɑ /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of baya

From the Hindi word ba(i)yā


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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

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 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.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Douglas Dewar

The Melicourvis baya inhabits India; it is a small bird related to the Loxia, already spoken of in this book.

From The Industries of Animals by Frédéric Houssay

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