Feminine
baita
Meaning
refuge (hut in the mountains)
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bài‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaj.ta/
Etymology
Uncertain, probably of pre-Latin origin. Some propose a derivation from reconstructed Gothic *𐌱𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*bawiþa), presumably from 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan). Despite the surface sound similarity, a derivation from Arabic بَيْت (bayt, “house”) is unlikely.
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