бай-бай

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From ба́ю-ба́ю (báju-báju).

Interjection

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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

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Borrowed from English bye-bye.

Interjection

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бай-ба́й (baj-báj)

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

References

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  • бай-бай”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, 1963–2014