baytah

Guyanese Creole English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bei.tɑː/

Noun

baytah

1. son
2. young male

Related terms

• baytee (“daughter”)

 

References

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