-ay
English edit
Suffix edit
-ay
- Used in the game of Pig Latin.
- "please be quiet or I'll cry" becomes "ease-play e-bay iet-quay or-way I'll-way y-cray"
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Malagasy edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ay
References edit
- Diksionera Malagasy-Englisy, 1973 edition.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Compare Spanish -a and y or English -y.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /aj/, [aɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: -ay
Suffix edit
-ay (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜌ᜔)
- female equivalent of -oy: used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names