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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

baya.

bad, evil, wicked

4 characters1 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. bad, evil, wicked

    declinable
  2. poor

    declinable
Where this word comes from

Of Bantu origin. Cognate to Zulu bi.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.