alalay

Cebuano

Etymology

From older alabay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧lay

Noun

alalay

1. (obsolete) a handmaid
2. an assistant; a person who assists or helps someone else, especially as an occupation

Masbatenyo

Noun

alalay

1. assistant

Quechua

Noun

alalay

1. sorrow
2. cold (sickness)

Declension

declension of alalay

	singular	plural
nominative	alalay	alalaykuna
accusative	alalayta	alalaykunata
dative	alalayman	alalaykunaman
genitive	alalaypa	alalaykunap
locative	alalaypi	alalaykunapi
terminative	alalaykama	alalaykunakama
ablative	alalaymanta	alalaykunamanta
instrumental	alalaywan	alalaykunawan
comitative	alalaynintin	alalaykunantin
abessive	alalayninnaq	alalaykunannaq
comparative	alalayhina	alalaykunahina
causative	alalayrayku	alalaykunarayku
benefactive	alalaypaq	alalaykunapaq
associative	alalaypura	alalaykunapura
distributive	alalayninka	alalaykunanka
exclusive	alalaylla	alalaykunalla

possessive forms of alalay

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	alalayniy	alalayniykuna
accusative	alalayniyta	alalayniykunata
dative	alalayniyman	alalayniykunaman
genitive	alalayniypa	alalayniykunap
locative	alalayniypi	alalayniykunapi
terminative	alalayniykama	alalayniykunakama
ablative	alalayniymanta	alalayniykunamanta
instrumental	alalayniywan	alalayniykunawan
comitative	alalayniynintin	alalayniykunantin
abessive	alalayniyninnaq	alalayniykunannaq
comparative	alalayniyhina	alalayniykunahina
causative	alalayniyrayku	alalayniykunarayku
benefactive	alalayniypaq	alalayniykunapaq
associative	alalayniypura	alalayniykunapura
distributive	alalayniyninka	alalayniykunanka
exclusive	alalayniylla	alalayniykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	alalayniyki	alalayniykikuna
accusative	alalayniykita	alalayniykikunata
dative	alalayniykiman	alalayniykikunaman
genitive	alalayniykipa	alalayniykikunap
locative	alalayniykipi	alalayniykikunapi
terminative	alalayniykikama	alalayniykikunakama
ablative	alalayniykimanta	alalayniykikunamanta
instrumental	alalayniykiwan	alalayniykikunawan
comitative	alalayniykintin	alalayniykikunantin
abessive	alalayniykinnaq	alalayniykikunannaq
comparative	alalayniykihina	alalayniykikunahina
causative	alalayniykirayku	alalayniykikunarayku
benefactive	alalayniykipaq	alalayniykikunapaq
associative	alalayniykipura	alalayniykikunapura
distributive	alalayniykinka	alalayniykikunanka
exclusive	alalayniykilla	alalayniykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	alalaynin	alalayninkuna
accusative	alalayninta	alalayninkunata
dative	alalayninman	alalayninkunaman
genitive	alalayninpa	alalayninkunap
locative	alalayninpi	alalayninkunapi
terminative	alalayninkama	alalayninkunakama
ablative	alalayninmanta	alalayninkunamanta
instrumental	alalayninwan	alalayninkunawan
comitative	alalayninintin	alalayninkunantin
abessive	alalayninninnaq	alalayninkunannaq
comparative	alalayninhina	alalayninkunahina
causative	alalayninrayku	alalayninkunarayku
benefactive	alalayninpaq	alalayninkunapaq
associative	alalayninpura	alalayninkunapura
distributive	alalaynininka	alalayninkunanka
exclusive	alalayninlla	alalayninkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	alalayninchik	alalayninchikkuna
accusative	alalayninchikta	alalayninchikkunata
dative	alalayninchikman	alalayninchikkunaman
genitive	alalayninchikpa	alalayninchikkunap
locative	alalayninchikpi	alalayninchikkunapi
terminative	alalayninchikkama	alalayninchikkunakama
ablative	alalayninchikmanta	alalayninchikkunamanta
instrumental	alalayninchikwan	alalayninchikkunawan
comitative	alalayninchiknintin	alalayninchikkunantin
abessive	alalayninchikninnaq	alalayninchikkunannaq
comparative	alalayninchikhina	alalayninchikkunahina
causative	alalayninchikrayku	alalayninchikkunarayku
benefactive	alalayninchikpaq	alalayninchikkunapaq
associative	alalayninchikpura	alalayninchikkunapura
distributive	alalayninchikninka	alalayninchikkunanka
exclusive	alalayninchiklla	alalayninchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	alalayniyku	alalayniykukuna
accusative	alalayniykuta	alalayniykukunata
dative	alalayniykuman	alalayniykukunaman
genitive	alalayniykupa	alalayniykukunap
locative	alalayniykupi	alalayniykukunapi
terminative	alalayniykukama	alalayniykukunakama
ablative	alalayniykumanta	alalayniykukunamanta
instrumental	alalayniykuwan	alalayniykukunawan
comitative	alalayniykuntin	alalayniykukunantin
abessive	alalayniykunnaq	alalayniykukunannaq
comparative	alalayniykuhina	alalayniykukunahina
causative	alalayniykurayku	alalayniykukunarayku
benefactive	alalayniykupaq	alalayniykukunapaq
associative	alalayniykupura	alalayniykukunapura
distributive	alalayniykunka	alalayniykukunanka
exclusive	alalayniykulla	alalayniykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	alalayniykichik	alalayniykichikkuna
accusative	alalayniykichikta	alalayniykichikkunata
dative	alalayniykichikman	alalayniykichikkunaman
genitive	alalayniykichikpa	alalayniykichikkunap
locative	alalayniykichikpi	alalayniykichikkunapi
terminative	alalayniykichikkama	alalayniykichikkunakama
ablative	alalayniykichikmanta	alalayniykichikkunamanta
instrumental	alalayniykichikwan	alalayniykichikkunawan
comitative	alalayniykichiknintin	alalayniykichikkunantin
abessive	alalayniykichikninnaq	alalayniykichikkunannaq
comparative	alalayniykichikhina	alalayniykichikkunahina
causative	alalayniykichikrayku	alalayniykichikkunarayku
benefactive	alalayniykichikpaq	alalayniykichikkunapaq
associative	alalayniykichikpura	alalayniykichikkunapura
distributive	alalayniykichikninka	alalayniykichikkunanka
exclusive	alalayniykichiklla	alalayniykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	alalayninku	alalayninkukuna
accusative	alalayninkuta	alalayninkukunata
dative	alalayninkuman	alalayninkukunaman
genitive	alalayninkupa	alalayninkukunap
locative	alalayninkupi	alalayninkukunapi
terminative	alalayninkukama	alalayninkukunakama
ablative	alalayninkumanta	alalayninkukunamanta
instrumental	alalayninkuwan	alalayninkukunawan
comitative	alalayninkuntin	alalayninkukunantin
abessive	alalayninkunnaq	alalayninkukunannaq
comparative	alalayninkuhina	alalayninkukunahina
causative	alalayninkurayku	alalayninkukunarayku
benefactive	alalayninkupaq	alalayninkukunapaq
associative	alalayninkupura	alalayninkukunapura
distributive	alalayninkunka	alalayninkukunanka
exclusive	alalayninkulla	alalayninkukunalla

Verb

alalay

1. (intransitive) to be cold, freeze
2. (transitive) to cool

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alalay

infinitive			alalay
agentive			alalaq
present participle			alalaspa
past participle			alalasqa
future participle			alalana
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ñuqa	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	ñuqayku	qamkuna	paykuna
	present	alalani	alalanki	alalan	alalanchik	alalayku	alalankichik	alalanku
	past (experienced)	alalarqani	alalarqanki	alalarqan	alalarqanchik	alalarqaniku	alalarqankichik	alalarqanku
	past (reported)	alalasqani	alalasqanki	alalasqan	alalasqanchik	alalasqaniku	alalasqankichik	alalasqanku
	future	alalasaq	alalanki	alalanqa	alalasunchik	alalasaqku	alalankichik	alalanqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	—	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative		alalay	alalachun			alalaychik	alalachunku
	negative		ama alalaychu	ama alalachunchu			ama alalaychikchu	ama alalachunkuchu

See also

• chiriy

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlalaj/ [ʔɐˈlaː.laɪ̯] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -alaj
  • IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈlaj/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈlaɪ̯] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: a‧la‧lay

Noun

alalay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜎᜌ᜔)

1. prop; support; stay; brace

   Synonyms: tukod, suhay, puntal, albay

2. (architecture) cleat; bracket
3. (colloquial) servant

   Synonyms: alila, (Marinduque) bataan

4. slowing down through control (as in driving a car, eating, drinking, etc.)
5. care; carefulness (in doing, holding, or carrying something)

Derived terms

• alalay-tulos
• alalayan
• julalay
• pag-alalay
• umalalay

 

Adjective

alaláy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜎᜌ᜔)

1. cautiously careful; exercising control

   Synonyms: ingat, maingat, dahan-dahan

Further reading

• “alalay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018