abay
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English
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Inherited from Middle English abay , a-bay , from Old French abai , aboi , abay ("barking"), from the verb abayer .[1]
Pronunciation
[edit ]- (General American ) IPA (key): /əˈbeɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
[edit ]abay (uncountable ) (obsolete )
- Barking or baying of dogs at their prey. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 17th century.][1]
References
[edit ]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), "abay", in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles , 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
Anagrams
[edit ]Central Bikol
[edit ]Etymology 1
[edit ]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abay .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Verb
[edit ]ábay (plural arabay , Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜌ᜔ )
Derived terms
[edit ]Etymology 2
[edit ]Alternative forms
[edit ]Pronunciation
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]abáy (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜌ᜔ )
Derived terms
[edit ]Crimean Tatar
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]abay
- (Northern dialect) grandmother
Usage notes
[edit ]- Corresponding word in a standard Crimean Tatar: qartana
Declension
[edit ]| nominative | abay |
|---|---|
| genitive | abaynıñ |
| dative | abayğa |
| accusative | abaynı |
| locative | abayda |
| ablative | abaydan |
Hiligaynon
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abay .
Verb
[edit ]abáy (diminutive abáy-abáy , causative paabáy , frequentative abáy-abáy )
Middle English
[edit ]Alternative forms
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Old French abai , from abayer .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]abay (uncountable )
- (rare ) The state of being defenceless against one's enemies.
- (rare , Late Middle English ) The baying of hounds in order to stop prey from escaping.
Descendants
[edit ]- English: abay
References
[edit ]- "abai, n.", in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 July 2018.
Tagalog
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Proto-Central Philippine *abay, from Proto-Philippine *abay . Compare Central Bikol abay , Cebuano abay , and Kapampangan abe .
Pronunciation
[edit ]- (Standard Tagalog )
- Syllabification: a‧bay
Noun
[edit ]abay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜌ᜔ )
- best man; groomsman
- Si Pedro ang abay ni Juan sa kasal.
- Pedro is the best man of Juan in the wedding.
- maid of honor; bridesmaid
- escort; attendant; retainer
- (colloquial ) pal; friend; partner; companion
Derived terms
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]abáy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜌ᜔ )
- lying or sitting close to each other
Derived terms
[edit ]Further reading
[edit ]- "abay", in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Anagrams
[edit ]Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=abay&oldid=92940340"
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