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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

Where could she possibly have gone, for baya saw no exit?

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

In the rainy season two other birds weave nests, which are nearly as elegant as those woven by the baya.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas

Not in the least daunted the baya makes a fresh effort and flies off, still gripping the strand firmly.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas

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 Houssay, Frédéric

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