aplay

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English apply, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō (“join, fix, or attach to”); from ad + plicō (“fold, twist together”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧play

Verb

aplay

1. to apply for a job or position

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:aplay.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English apply, from Middle English aplien, applien, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔapˈlaj/ [ʔɐpˈlaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ap‧lay

Noun

apláy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔) (colloquial)

1. act of applying (for a position, candidacy, etc.)
2. act of putting to use (a method, etc.)
3. act of putting one thing on another (of cream, lotion, etc.)

Derived terms

• aplayan
• iaplay
• mag-aplay
• pag-aaplay

Related terms

• aplikant

Further reading

• “aplay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “aplay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

• alpay, palya, lapya, lapay, palay