loy

See also: Loy

English

Etymology

From Irish laighe.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Noun

loy (plural loys)

  1. (Ireland) A type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.
    • 2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 28:
      They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys, billhooks.

Anagrams

Kholosi

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit लोमन् (loman), रोमन् (roman, “hair”).

Noun

loy ?

  1. (anatomy) hair

References
  • Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx‎, pages 13-36

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French loi, from Latin lex, legem.

Noun

loy f (plural loix)

  1. law

Descendants
  • French: loi

Uzbek

Noun

loy (plural loylar)

  1. mud
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