baylay

Guyanese Creole English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Caribbean Hindustani bele. Cognate with Hindi बेलना (belnā, “to roll out dough”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bei.lei/

Verb

baylay

  1. to roll out (dough)
  • belna (“rolling pin”)

References

  • Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 13
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