BY

See also: Appendix:Variations of "by"

Translingual

Etymology

From Byelorussia, the former name of Belarus until 1991.

Symbol

BY

(international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Belarus since 1992.
Synonym: BLR (alpha-3)
(international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1974 to 1992.
Synonym: BYS (alpha-3)

Usage notes

Despite being part of the Soviet Union, the Byelorussian SSR was granted a code on the first publication of ISO 3166 in 1974 due to being a member of the United Nations.

English

Proper noun

BY

(rail transport) The station code of Byculla railway station in India.

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bai
  - Wade–Giles: pai¹
  - Yale: bāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bai
  - Palladius: бай (baj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵⁵/

Preposition

BY

Alternative letter-case form of by

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