-ay

See also: ay, Ay, AY, aý, aþ, ấy, āy, and -aþ

English

Suffix

-ay

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

Anagrams

YA, ya

Malagasy

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʲ/

Suffix

-ay

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)

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

Derived terms

Tagalog terms suffixed with -ay

See also

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