hayahay
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
- huyohoy, huyuhoy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈjahaj/ [haˈja.haɪ̯]
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈjaʔaj/ [ʔaˈja.ʔaɪ̯] (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: ha‧ya‧hay
Noun
hayáhay (Basahan spelling ᜑᜌᜑᜌ᜔)
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧ya‧hay
- IPA(key): /haˈjahaj/ [hɐˈja.hɐɪ̯]
Adjective
hayáhay (Badlit spelling ᜑᜌᜑᜌ᜔)
- airy; refreshing
- comfortable
- Synonyms: komportable, hamugaway
Derived terms
- kahayahay
- pahayahay
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Bikol Central hayahay.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haˈjahaj/ [hɐˈjaː.haɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -ahaj
- Syllabification: ha‧ya‧hay
Noun
hayahay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜌᜑᜌ᜔)
- freshness
- Synonym: kasariwaan
Further reading
- “hayahay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “hayahay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018