Hyphenation
by cour·te·sy ofTurkish pronunciation
bay kırtısi ıvPronunciation
/ˈbī ˈkərtəsē əv/ /ˈbaɪ ˈkɜrtəsiː əv/
Etymology
[ 'bI, before consonants also ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bI; akin to Old High German bI by, near, Latin ambi- on both sides, around, Greek amphi.