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

Declension of alalay
singular plural
nominative alalay alalaykuna
accusative alalayta alalaykunata
dative alalayman alalaykunaman
genitive alalaypa alalaykunap
locative alalaypi alalaykunapi
terminative alalaykama alalaykunakama
ablative alalaymanta alalaykunamanta
instrumental alalaywan alalaykunawan
comitative alalaynintin alalaykunantin
abessive alalayninnaq alalaykunannaq
comparative alalayhina alalaykunahina
causative alalayrayku alalaykunarayku
benefactive alalaypaq alalaykunapaq
associative alalaypura alalaykunapura
distributive alalayninka alalaykunanka
exclusive alalaylla alalaykunalla
Possessive forms of alalay
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative alalayniy alalayniykuna
accusative alalayniyta alalayniykunata
dative alalayniyman alalayniykunaman
genitive alalayniypa alalayniykunap
locative alalayniypi alalayniykunapi
terminative alalayniykama alalayniykunakama
ablative alalayniymanta alalayniykunamanta
instrumental alalayniywan alalayniykunawan
comitative alalayniynintin alalayniykunantin
abessive alalayniyninnaq alalayniykunannaq
comparative alalayniyhina alalayniykunahina
causative alalayniyrayku alalayniykunarayku
benefactive alalayniypaq alalayniykunapaq
associative alalayniypura alalayniykunapura
distributive alalayniyninka alalayniykunanka
exclusive alalayniylla alalayniykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative alalayniyki alalayniykikuna
accusative alalayniykita alalayniykikunata
dative alalayniykiman alalayniykikunaman
genitive alalayniykipa alalayniykikunap
locative alalayniykipi alalayniykikunapi
terminative alalayniykikama alalayniykikunakama
ablative alalayniykimanta alalayniykikunamanta
instrumental alalayniykiwan alalayniykikunawan
comitative alalayniykintin alalayniykikunantin
abessive alalayniykinnaq alalayniykikunannaq
comparative alalayniykihina alalayniykikunahina
causative alalayniykirayku alalayniykikunarayku
benefactive alalayniykipaq alalayniykikunapaq
associative alalayniykipura alalayniykikunapura
distributive alalayniykinka alalayniykikunanka
exclusive alalayniykilla alalayniykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative alalaynin alalayninkuna
accusative alalayninta alalayninkunata
dative alalayninman alalayninkunaman
genitive alalayninpa alalayninkunap
locative alalayninpi alalayninkunapi
terminative alalayninkama alalayninkunakama
ablative alalayninmanta alalayninkunamanta
instrumental alalayninwan alalayninkunawan
comitative alalayninintin alalayninkunantin
abessive alalayninninnaq alalayninkunannaq
comparative alalayninhina alalayninkunahina
causative alalayninrayku alalayninkunarayku
benefactive alalayninpaq alalayninkunapaq
associative alalayninpura alalayninkunapura
distributive alalaynininka alalayninkunanka
exclusive alalayninlla alalayninkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative alalayninchik alalayninchikkuna
accusative alalayninchikta alalayninchikkunata
dative alalayninchikman alalayninchikkunaman
genitive alalayninchikpa alalayninchikkunap
locative alalayninchikpi alalayninchikkunapi
terminative alalayninchikkama alalayninchikkunakama
ablative alalayninchikmanta alalayninchikkunamanta
instrumental alalayninchikwan alalayninchikkunawan
comitative alalayninchiknintin alalayninchikkunantin
abessive alalayninchikninnaq alalayninchikkunannaq
comparative alalayninchikhina alalayninchikkunahina
causative alalayninchikrayku alalayninchikkunarayku
benefactive alalayninchikpaq alalayninchikkunapaq
associative alalayninchikpura alalayninchikkunapura
distributive alalayninchikninka alalayninchikkunanka
exclusive alalayninchiklla alalayninchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative alalayniyku alalayniykukuna
accusative alalayniykuta alalayniykukunata
dative alalayniykuman alalayniykukunaman
genitive alalayniykupa alalayniykukunap
locative alalayniykupi alalayniykukunapi
terminative alalayniykukama alalayniykukunakama
ablative alalayniykumanta alalayniykukunamanta
instrumental alalayniykuwan alalayniykukunawan
comitative alalayniykuntin alalayniykukunantin
abessive alalayniykunnaq alalayniykukunannaq
comparative alalayniykuhina alalayniykukunahina
causative alalayniykurayku alalayniykukunarayku
benefactive alalayniykupaq alalayniykukunapaq
associative alalayniykupura alalayniykukunapura
distributive alalayniykunka alalayniykukunanka
exclusive alalayniykulla alalayniykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative alalayniykichik alalayniykichikkuna
accusative alalayniykichikta alalayniykichikkunata
dative alalayniykichikman alalayniykichikkunaman
genitive alalayniykichikpa alalayniykichikkunap
locative alalayniykichikpi alalayniykichikkunapi
terminative alalayniykichikkama alalayniykichikkunakama
ablative alalayniykichikmanta alalayniykichikkunamanta
instrumental alalayniykichikwan alalayniykichikkunawan
comitative alalayniykichiknintin alalayniykichikkunantin
abessive alalayniykichikninnaq alalayniykichikkunannaq
comparative alalayniykichikhina alalayniykichikkunahina
causative alalayniykichikrayku alalayniykichikkunarayku
benefactive alalayniykichikpaq alalayniykichikkunapaq
associative alalayniykichikpura alalayniykichikkunapura
distributive alalayniykichikninka alalayniykichikkunanka
exclusive alalayniykichiklla alalayniykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative alalayninku alalayninkukuna
accusative alalayninkuta alalayninkukunata
dative alalayninkuman alalayninkukunaman
genitive alalayninkupa alalayninkukunap
locative alalayninkupi alalayninkukunapi
terminative alalayninkukama alalayninkukunakama
ablative alalayninkumanta alalayninkukunamanta
instrumental alalayninkuwan alalayninkukunawan
comitative alalayninkuntin alalayninkukunantin
abessive alalayninkunnaq alalayninkukunannaq
comparative alalayninkuhina alalayninkukunahina
causative alalayninkurayku alalayninkukunarayku
benefactive alalayninkupaq alalayninkukunapaq
associative alalayninkupura alalayninkukunapura
distributive alalayninkunka alalayninkukunanka
exclusive alalayninkulla alalayninkukunalla

Verb

alalay

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of alalay
infinitive alalay
agentive alalaq
present participle alalaspa
past participle alalasqa
future participle alalana
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive
1st person
exclusive
2nd person 3rd person
indicative ñuqa qam pay ñuqanchik ñuqayku qamkuna paykuna
present alalani alalanki alalan alalanchik alalayku
alalaniku1
alalankichik alalanku
past
(experienced)
alalarqani alalarqanki alalarqan alalarqanchik alalarqayku
alalarqaniku
alalarqankichik alalarqanku
past
(reported)
alalasqani alalasqanki alalasqan alalasqanchik alalasqayku
alalasqaniku
alalasqankichik alalasqanku
future alalasaq alalanki alalanqa alalasunchik alalasaqku alalankichik alalanqaku
imperative qam pay ñuqanchik qamkuna paykuna
affirmative alalay alalachun alalasun2
alalasunchik
alalaychik alalachunku
negative ama
alalaychu
ama
alalachunchu
ama alalasunchu
ama alalasunchikchu
ama
alalaychikchu
ama
alalachunkuchu

1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
2 The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

See also

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlalaj/ [ʔɐˈlaː.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