gamay

See also: Gamay

English

Noun

gamay (plural gamays)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gamay.

Anagrams

Bandjalang

Alternative forms

Adjective

gamay

  1. big
    • 1892, H. Livingstone, A short Grammar and Vocabulary of the Dialect spoken by the Minyuġ People, in John Fraser (ed.) An Australian Language
      If a man who speaks Minyuġ is aksed what is the native word for ‘big’ or ‘large,’ he replies, kumai.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧may
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmaj/ [ɡaˈmaɪ̯]

Etymology 1

Adjective

gamáy (plural garamay, intensified gamayon, plural intensified garamayon, Basahan spelling ᜄᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. weak (referring to joints or connections)
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

gamáy (Basahan spelling ᜄᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. fine, gold chain
See also

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧may
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmaj/ [ɡɐˈmaɪ̯]

Adjective

gamáy (plural gagmay, Badlit spelling ᜄᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. small, little
    Synonym: diyutay
    Antonym: dako

Derived terms

  • gamyan
  • gamyon
  • gigamyan
  • mogamay

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

gamay m (plural gamays)

  1. Gamay

Further reading

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmaj/ [ɡaˈmaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧may

Adjective

gamáy

  1. little, small
    Synonym: diyotay

Derived terms

  • magamay

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

gamay

  1. edible seaweed

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡamaj/ [ˈɡaː.maɪ̯], /ɡaˈmaj/ [ɡɐˈmaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -amaj, -aj
  • Syllabification: ga‧may

Adjective

gamay or gamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. accustomed to handling; suited to one's manner of using (someone's instruments, machines, etc.)
    Synonyms: kasundo, kagamay

Derived terms

  • kagamay
  • magamay

Further reading

  • gamay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018