"akay" meaning in Tagalog

See akay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʔakaj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.xaɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜃᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -akaj Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *ákay (“to guide, direct the motion of someone or something, as a herd of animals”). Compare Ilocano akay and Hanunoo akay. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*ákay||to guide, direct the motion of someone or something, as a herd of animals}} Proto-Philippine *ákay (“to guide, direct the motion of someone or something, as a herd of animals”), {{cog|ilo|akay}} Ilocano akay, {{cog|hnn|akay}} Hanunoo akay Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+}} akay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜌ᜔)
  1. led by hand
    Sense id: en-akay-tl-adj-wKBfQ6h3 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 20 28 28 8 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 32 34 4 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 7 25 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 43 33 15 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 36 20 27 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 42 32 14 12
  2. (figurative) guided; led; trained (by someone) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-akay-tl-adj-2nyBTpL~ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 20 28 28 8 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 32 34 4 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 7 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: akayan, akayin, inakay, mag-akay, pag-aakay, pag-akay, tagaakay, umakay

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔakaj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.xaɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜃᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -akaj Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *ákay (“to guide, direct the motion of someone or something, as a herd of animals”). Compare Ilocano akay and Hanunoo akay. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*ákay||to guide, direct the motion of someone or something, as a herd of animals}} Proto-Philippine *ákay (“to guide, direct the motion of someone or something, as a herd of animals”), {{cog|ilo|akay}} Ilocano akay, {{cog|hnn|akay}} Hanunoo akay Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} akay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜌ᜔)
  1. act of leading someone by hand
    Sense id: en-akay-tl-noun-Qwma72oh
  2. (figurative) guidance; training Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-akay-tl-noun-z2aACa1r Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 20 28 28 8 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 7 25
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