"-ay" meaning in Tagalog

See -ay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

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, {{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
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-a"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -a",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-y"
      },
      "expansion": "English -y",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Spanish -a and y or English -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "◌ᜌ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "addlpos": "proper noun",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "-ay (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜌ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-ay"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names",
          "word": "-oy"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "female equivalent of -oy: used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names"
      ],
      "id": "en--ay-tl-suffix-Q1Xq9jNS",
      "links": [
        [
          "-oy",
          "-oy#Tagalog"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-ing"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ita"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ito"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aj/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ay"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-a"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -a",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-y"
      },
      "expansion": "English -y",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Spanish -a and y or English -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "◌ᜌ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "addlpos": "proper noun",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "-ay (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜌ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-ay"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-ing"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ita"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ito"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/aj",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/aj/1 syllable",
        "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
        "Tagalog diminutive suffixes",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog female equivalent nouns",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog noun-forming suffixes",
        "Tagalog proper noun-forming suffixes",
        "Tagalog suffixes",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names",
          "word": "-oy"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "female equivalent of -oy: used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-oy",
          "-oy#Tagalog"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aj/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ay"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -ay meaning in Tagalog (1.6kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-ay"
  ],
  "section": "Tagalog",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ay",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: proper noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-ay"
  ],
  "section": "Tagalog",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ay",
  "trace": ""
}

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