alalay

Cebuano

Etymology

From older alabay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧lay

Noun

alalay

  1. (obsolete) a handmaid
  2. an assistant; a person who assists or helps someone else, especially as an occupation

Masbatenyo

Noun

alalay

  1. assistant

Quechua

Noun

alalay

  1. sorrow
  2. cold (sickness)

Declension

Verb

alalay

  1. (intransitive) to be cold, freeze
  2. (transitive) to cool

Conjugation

See also

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlalaj/ [ʔɐˈla.laɪ̯] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -alaj
    • IPA(key): /ʔalaˈlaj/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈlaɪ̯] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧lay

Noun

alalay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. prop; support; stay; brace
    Synonyms: tukod, suhay, puntal, albay
  2. (architecture) cleat; bracket
  3. (colloquial) servant
    Synonyms: alila, (Marinduque) bataan
  4. slowing down through control (as in driving a car, eating, drinking, etc.)
  5. care; carefulness (in doing, holding, or carrying something)

Derived terms

Adjective

alaláy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. cautiously careful; exercising control
    Synonyms: ingat, maingat, dahan-dahan

Further reading

  • alalay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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