Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bialy

/biˈæl.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: bialy
IPA: /biˈæl.i/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ Old Polish biały Polish biały Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź Proto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Slavic *jьz- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Balto-Slavic *san? Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm? Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) Old Polish z- Old Polish s- Polish s- Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tokʷ-éye-ti Proto-Balto-Slavic *takeitei Proto-Slavic *točiti Old Polish toczyć Polish toczyć Polish stoczyćdeverb. Polish stok univ. Polish Białystokder. Yiddish ביאַלי (byali)bor. English bialy From Yiddish ביאַלי (byali), from the Polish name of the city of Białystok.

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: ביאַלי, -

Inflected Forms

bialys (plural) bialies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pletzel

Synonyms

bialystoker

Rhymes With

ali holly molly bali poly jolly dolly mali somali trolley polly folly

Questions

How do you pronounce bialy?: The recorded pronunciation is /biˈæl.i/.
What does bialy mean?: A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
Where does bialy come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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