-ay

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ay"

English

Suffix

-ay

1. Used in the game of Pig Latin.

   "please be quiet or I'll cry" becomes "ease-play e-bay iet-quay or-way I'll-way y-cray"

Derived terms

• amscray
• itshay
• ixnay

Anagrams

• Ya, YA, ya

Malagasy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʲ/

Suffix

-ay

1. our

References

• Diksionera Malagasy-Englisy, 1973 edition.

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Spanish -a and y or English -y.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /aj/ [aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: -ay

Suffix

-ay (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜌ᜔)

1. female equivalent of -oy: used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names

Derived terms

Tagalog terms suffixed with -ay

Chichay

Chuchay

Isay

kikay

mamay

monay

nanay

Pepay

Pinay

See also

• -ing
• -ita
• -ito

Anagrams

• ya