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Byas

'''Byas ''' (formerly Damauli), is a municipality and headquarters of Tanahun District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 42,899 people living in 11321 households.

Usage examples of "byas".

Twice during the night he awoke to the feeling of a lurking presence somewhere close byas if someone were prowling around outside.

He spoke a few words with reference to the Byasses, then seemed to resume a train of thought, and for a long time there was unbroken silence.