salay

See also: sa lầy

Binukid

Noun

salay

  1. necklace

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lay

Etymology 1

Compare sablay.

Adjective

salay

  1. suspended by hanging; hung

Noun

salay

  1. a makeshift, self-propelled, rattan cable car

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

salay

  1. Indian ivy-rue (Zanthoxylum rhetsa)

Anagrams

Maranao

Noun

salay

  1. necklace

References

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kapampangan salay, older form of sale (“nest”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaʀ (“nest”). Compare Sambali halay, Bikol Central salag, Cebuano salag, and Maranao salag.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lay
  • IPA(key): /saˈlaj/, [sɐˈlaɪ̯]
  • IPA(key): /ˈsalaj/, [ˈsa.laɪ̯]

Noun

saláy or salay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. nest (of birds, rodents, etc.)
    Synonyms: pugad, nido
  2. branchlet of a branch of many leaves

Etymology 2

Possibly borrowed from Malay serai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səray (“lemon grass: Cymbopogon spp.”). Compare Kapampangan sale (“lemongrass”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lay
  • IPA(key): /saˈlaj/, [sɐˈlaɪ̯]

Noun

saláy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)
    Synonym: tanglad
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