baytah

Guyanese Creole English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from Caribbean Hindustani beṯa or from Hindi बेटा (beṭā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bei.tɑː/

Noun

baytah

  1. son
  2. young male

References

  • Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 13
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