payi

See also: payı

Norman

Alternative forms

• payer (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French paier, from Latin pācō, pācāre (“make peaceful, pacify, quiet, soothe; subdue”), from pāx (“peace”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Verb

payi (gerund paiethie)

1. (Jersey) to pay

Antonyms

• d'ver (“to owe”)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpajiʔ/ [ˈpaː.jɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -ajiʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧yi

Noun

payì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜒ)

1. erasure; extinction

   Synonym: pagpayi

2. (mathematics, neologism) cancellation

See also

• pawi

References

• “payi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969), Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL