gulay
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Tamil குலை (kulai, “bunch; cluster; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gúlay (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)
- vegetable (cooked)
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Gamilaraay edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gulay
References edit
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
Masbatenyo edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Tamil குலை (kulai, “bunch; cluster; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”).
Noun edit
gulay
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Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Possibly inherited from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Brunei Malay gulai, ultimately from Tamil குழை (kuḻai, “tender leaf; sprout; shoot; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”). Compare Kapampangan gule, Bikol Central gulay, and Masbatenyo gulay.
Sense “very weak due to disease” is from parang gulay ang katawan. See also English vegetative.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gulay (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)
- vegetable
- cooking of a vegetable
- (Southern Tagalog) vegetable stew, usually in coconut milk
- Synonym: paggulay
- (Rizal) string beans
- Synonym: sitaw
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Adjective edit
gulay (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)
- light blue (color/colour)
- Synonyms: murang bughaw, asul-klaro, ginulay
- (colloquial) very weak (due to disease)
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Further reading edit
- “gulay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018