noun
bai
noun
1
A waterlogged, open meadow found in forested parts of sub-Saharan Africa, often visited by large wildlife.
"Elephants gathered at the bai each evening to drink and forage."
"Researchers set up hidden cameras overlooking the bai to study gorilla behavior."
2
A yellowish haze of wind-blown dust that appears seasonally over parts of China and Japan.
"The bai settled over the city, dulling the sunlight for days."
How to Use Bai
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a marshy forest clearing in Africa, or a seasonal dust haze in East Asia — two unrelated senses sharing the same spelling.
Word Forms
bais plural, bais plural
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Etymology
The dust-haze sense was borrowed from Japanese 霾 (bai), first appearing in English texts in the early twentieth century.