"adlay" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Cebuano]

Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay. Etymology templates: {{inh|ceb|poz-pro|*zəlay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} adlay
  1. Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) Synonyms: katigbi

Noun [English]

Etymology: From Cebuano adlay. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ceb|adlay}} Cebuano adlay Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} adlay (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of Job's tears. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Job's tears [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-adlay-en-noun-sQTV2ad7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Andropogoneae tribe grasses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Andropogoneae tribe grasses: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: adlays [plural]
Etymology: Pig Latin version of lad (“young boy”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} adlay (plural adlays)
  1. (Australia, slang, often self-applied) an eshay Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-adlay-en-noun-sDga1CWc Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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