backward

na baya

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: en or /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/
• (US) enPR: băk'wərd, IPA: en or /ˈbækwɚd/

Noun

Singular backward

Plural backwards

Tilo na baya

Jam'i na baya

Preposition

Preposition backward

1. If something is backward, it is facing the back. <> kasancewar fuskantar baya.

Adjective

Positive backward

Comparative more backward

Superlative most backward

1. Something that is backward is inefficient and not advanced. <> na baya, abu mara inganci, rashin tafiya gaba.

   This society is very backwards, primitive in comparison to the country we came from.

Synonyms

• backwards

Antonyms

• frontward / frontwards
• forward / forwards

Related words

• backward
• back
• toward