misay
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom Tamil மீசை (mīcai). Related to Malay misai, Malayalam മീശ (mīśa), Marathi मिशी (miśī), Telugu మీసము (mīsamu).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /miˈsaj/ [mɪˈsaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: mi‧say
Noun
editmisáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜌ᜔)
- moustache, beard
- Synonym: bigote
- Mahilig sila sa mga lalaking may mahahabang misay.
- They like men with long moustaches.
Further reading
edit- “misay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018