"-ay" meaning in All languages combined

See -ay on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} -ay
  1. Used in the game of Pig Latin. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: amscray, itshay, ixnay
    Sense id: en--ay-en-suffix-RRM0qwu5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Malagasy]

IPA: /aʲ/
Head templates: {{head|mg|suffix}} -ay
  1. our Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ay-mg-suffix-plVuSFLi Categories (other): Malagasy entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Proto-Dravidian]

Head templates: {{head|dra-pro|suffix}} *-ay
  1. accusative case marker Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en--ay-dra-pro-suffix-esAqBLA- Categories (other): Proto-Dravidian entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Tagalog]

IPA: /aj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [aɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ◌ᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aj Etymology: Compare Spanish -a and y or English -y. Etymology templates: {{noncog|es|-a}} Spanish -a, {{m|es|y}} y, {{noncog|en|-y}} English -y Head templates: {{tl-noun|addlpos=proper noun|b=+}} -ay (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜌ᜔)
  1. female equivalent of -oy: used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme Form of: -oy (extra: used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names) Related terms: -ing, -ita, -ito

Alternative forms

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      "text": "South Dravidian II (South Central)"
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      "text": "South Dravidian II (South Central)"
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        "Rhymes:Tagalog/aj/1 syllable",
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        "Tagalog diminutive suffixes",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog female equivalent nouns",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog noun-forming suffixes",
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        "Tagalog suffixes",
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          "-oy",
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