kalaykay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧lay‧kay

Noun

kalaykay

  1. the angel locks (Phyllodium pulchellum)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *k<ar>aykáy, from *kaykáy. Compare Ilocano karaykay, Ibanag karekay, and Kapampangan kaleke. Possibly composed of kaykay +‎ *-al-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalajˈkaj/ [kɐ.laɪ̯ˈxaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: ka‧lay‧kay

Noun

kalaykáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜌ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔) (agriculture)

  1. rake
    Synonyms: pangahig, pangaykay, kalahig
  2. harrow
    Synonyms: suyod, kalmot

Derived terms

  • kalaykayin
  • mangalaykay
  • pagkalaykay

See also

Further reading

  • “kalaykay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kaykáy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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