бай-бай

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [baj ˈbaj]

Etymology 1

From ба́ю-ба́ю (báju-báju).

Interjection

бай-ба́й • (baj-báj)

  1. hushaby; used when putting a baby to sleep.
    Synonyms: ба́ю-бай! (báju-baj!), ба́юшки-баю́! (bájuški-bajú!), ба́ю-ба́юшки-баю́! (báju-bájuški-bajú!)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bye-bye.

Interjection

бай-ба́й • (baj-báj)

  1. (slang) bye-bye
    Synonym: пока́! (poká!)

References
  • “бай-бай”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, 1963–2014
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