"Yay" meaning in English

See Yay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Giáy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|Giáy}} Vietnamese Giáy Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yay
  1. A branch of the Tai language family, spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Bouyei Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Bouyei terms Translations (A branch of the Tai language family, spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people): Haausqyaix (Bouyei), 布依語 (Chinese Mandarin), 布依语 (Bùyīyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), ภาษาปู้อี (paasăa bpôoee) (Thai), tiếng Bố Y (note: Bouyei language) (Vietnamese), tiếng Giáy (Giáy language) (Vietnamese), Vahyaej (Zhuang)

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