kiay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧ay

Verb

kiay

1. to sway or wiggle one's hips

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• qiay, quiay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Compare Aklanon kiay, Cebuano kiay, Hiligaynon kiay, and Waray-Waray kiay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kiˈʔaj/ [kɪˈʔaɪ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aj
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkiʔaj/ [ˈkiː.ʔaɪ̯] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: ki‧ay

Noun

kiáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜀᜌ᜔)

1. swinging one's hips; swaggering movement (of one's body)

   Synonyms: kendeng, giri, kiya-kiya, giray, kibang

Derived terms

• ikiay
• kiayan
• kikiay-kiay
• kumiay

Further reading

• “kiay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

• iyak, ikay