amay

Inherited from Middle English amayen, from Old French amaier, esmaier (“to dismay”).

• Rhymes: -eɪ

amay (third-person singular simple present amays, present participle amaying, simple past and past participle amayed)

1. (transitive and intransitive, obsolete) to dismay; confound; be dismayed

• Amya, Ayam, Maya, Yama, maya

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔamaj/ [ˈʔa.maɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: a‧may

ámay (plural aramay, intensified amayon, plural intensified aramayon, Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜌ᜔)

1. (Naga) early (occurring in advance)

   Hoy, amay ka ngunyan.

   Hey, you're early today.

ámay (plural aramay, Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜌ᜔)

1. (Naga) early (occurring before expected)

   Mahali kaming amay ta igwa pa kaming dudumanon

   We're gonna leave early because we have some other place to go.

• atab

• huri, hudyan

amay

1. father

From Proto-Austronesian *ama-h.

amay

1. father

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ama-i, from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h.

• Hyphenation: a‧may
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmaj/ [ʔaˈmaɪ̯]

amáy

1. father

   Antonym: iloy

amay

1. father