taytay
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tay‧tay
- IPA(key): /ˈtajtaj/ [ˈtaɪ̯.taɪ̯]
Noun
táytáy
Derived terms
- magtaytay
- taytayon
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tay‧tay
- IPA(key): /ˈtajtaj/ [ˈt̪aɪ̯.t̪ɐɪ̯]
Noun
taytay
- a bridge; a construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
Karao
Noun
taytay
Sambali
Noun
taytay
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taytay, from Proto-Austronesian *taytay. Compare Cebuano taytay, Kapampangan tete, Sambali taytay, and Malay titi.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tajˈtaj/ [t̪aɪ̯ˈt̪aɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: tay‧tay
Noun
taytáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)
- bamboo or wooden footbridge
- flow (as of electric current on a wire)
- Synonym: talaytay
- low mountain range
- Synonym: tagaytay
Related terms
Further reading
- “taytay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*taytay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI