Etymology

From Old Turkic buγdaj, from Proto-Turkic *bogu-daj ‎(“wheat”).

Cognate with Kyrgyz, Southern Altai, буудай ‎(buuday), Kazakh бидай ‎(bïday), Azeri buğda, Turkish buğday, Turkmen bugdaý, Uzbek bug'doy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʊ̞j.ˈðɑj]
• Hyphenation: бой‧ҙай