"inay" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ʔiˈnaj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɪˈn̪aɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ináy [canonical], ᜁᜈᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aj Etymology: From ina + -ay (female diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|ina|-ay<pos:female diminutive suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From ina + -ay (female diminutive suffix). Head templates: {{tl-noun|ináy|b=+}} ináy (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜌ᜔), {{tlb|tl|informal}} (informal)
  1. term of address for one's mother: mom; mum; mommy; mummy; momma; Ma; maw Tags: informal Synonyms: nay, ma, mama, ina, inang, nanay Coordinate_terms: itay
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      },
      "expansion": "From ina + -ay (female diminutive suffix).",
      "name": "ety"
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  "etymology_text": "From ina + -ay (female diminutive suffix).",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "i‧nay"
  ],
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      "parts": [
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      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "name": "Female family members",
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        },
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          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Parents",
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              28,
              32
            ]
          ],
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              28
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I am going to church, Mother.",
          "text": "Pupunta po ako sa simbahan, Inay.",
          "translation": "I am going to church, Mother.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "term of address for one's mother: mom; mum; mommy; mummy; momma; Ma; maw"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "mother",
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        ],
        [
          "mom",
          "mom"
        ],
        [
          "mum",
          "mum"
        ],
        [
          "mommy",
          "mommy"
        ],
        [
          "mummy",
          "mummy"
        ],
        [
          "momma",
          "momma"
        ],
        [
          "Ma",
          "Ma"
        ],
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          "maw",
          "maw"
        ]
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          "word": "nay"
        },
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          "word": "ma"
        },
        {
          "word": "mama"
        },
        {
          "word": "ina"
        },
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          "word": "inang"
        },
        {
          "word": "nanay"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ʔiˈnaj/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪˈn̪aɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inay"
}
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      },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᜁᜈᜌ᜔",
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    }
  ],
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    "i‧nay"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "i‧nay"
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    }
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        "Rhymes:Tagalog/aj/2 syllables",
        "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
        "Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons",
        "Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons",
        "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
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        "Tagalog informal terms",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog nouns",
        "Tagalog terms suffixed with -ay",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
        "Tagalog terms with usage examples",
        "tl:Female family members",
        "tl:Parents"
      ],
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        {
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        }
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              28,
              32
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              28
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I am going to church, Mother.",
          "text": "Pupunta po ako sa simbahan, Inay.",
          "translation": "I am going to church, Mother.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "term of address for one's mother: mom; mum; mommy; mummy; momma; Ma; maw"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "mother",
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        ],
        [
          "mom",
          "mom"
        ],
        [
          "mum",
          "mum"
        ],
        [
          "mommy",
          "mommy"
        ],
        [
          "mummy",
          "mummy"
        ],
        [
          "momma",
          "momma"
        ],
        [
          "Ma",
          "Ma"
        ],
        [
          "maw",
          "maw"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nay"
        },
        {
          "word": "ma"
        },
        {
          "word": "mama"
        },
        {
          "word": "ina"
        },
        {
          "word": "inang"
        },
        {
          "word": "nanay"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔiˈnaj/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪˈn̪aɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inay"
}

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