bakay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧kay

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

bakay

  1. the ornate threadfin bream (Nemipterus hexodon)

Etymology 2

Unknown

Verb

bakay

  1. to move the spotting line

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbakaj/ [ˈbaː.xaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -akaj
  • Syllabification: ba‧kay

Noun

bakay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. watcher; ambusher; waylayer (especially those watching for anyone passing by from a vantage point)
    Synonyms: abang, bantay, espiya, tanod

Derived terms

  • bakayan
  • bumakay
  • magbakay
  • magbakayan
  • pagbabakay
  • pagbakay
  • tagabakay

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