Baai

baai baái Afrikaans Etymology af :from<conj:and> af:baai<id:bay> :der en:bay<id:water> Translation of af en The Bay, a colloquial name for en Port Elizabeth, which is located on the western portion of en Algoa Bay. Proper noun af informal af formerly known as Port Elizabeth, a <<city>> and <<port>> in <<p/Eastern Cape>>, <<c/South Africa>> Gqeberha af Ons het 'n wonderlike dag in die Baai gehad! We had wonderful day in Port Elizabeth! Usage notes This term is most often used with the definite article af die, but note that the article is not usually capitalised unless appearing as part of a title or at the start of a sentence. Descendants xh iBhayi eBhayi zu iBhayi See also af baai bay Dutch Etymology First attested as Baai in 1838-1857. Presumably derived from nl baai bay. Compare nl De Keen. Pronunciation nl /baːi̯/ nl Nl-baai.ogg nl Baai nl aːi̯ 1 nl baai Proper noun n nl neighbourhood city/Etten-Leur p/North Brabant c/Netherlands References