alalay

Cebuano

Etymology

From older alabay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧lay

Noun

alalay

  1. (obsolete) a handmaid
  2. an assistant; a person who assists or helps someone else, especially as an occupation

Masbatenyo

Noun

alalay

  1. assistant

Quechua

Noun

alalay

  1. sorrow
  2. cold (sickness)

Declension

Verb

alalay

  1. (intransitive) to be cold, freeze
  2. (transitive) to cool

Conjugation

See also

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧lay
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈlalaj/, [ʔɐˈla.laɪ̯]

Noun

alalay

  1. prop; support; stay; brace
    Synonyms: tukod, suhay, puntal, albay
  2. (architecture) cleat; bracket
  3. (colloquial) servant
    Synonyms: alila, (Marinduque) bataan
  4. slowing down through control (as in driving a car, eating, drinking, etc.)
  5. care; carefulness (in doing, holding, or carrying something)
Derived terms
  • alalayan
  • julalay
  • pag-alalay
  • umalalay

Pronunciation 2

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧lay
  • IPA(key): /ʔalaˈlaj/, [ʔɐ.lɐˈlaɪ̯]

Adjective

alaláy

  1. cautiously careful; exercising control
    Synonyms: ingat, maingat, dahan-dahan
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