bagay

Gamilaraay

bagay

Noun

bagay

1. river

References

• Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From Saint Dominican Creole French bagage (“object”), from French bagage (“baggage”). Displaced Saint Dominican Creole French quichoy (“thing”). Compare Guianese Creole bagaj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡaj/

Noun

bagay

1. thing

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagay (“same kind or type”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡaj/ [ˈbɐ.ɡaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aɡaj
• Hyphenation: bá‧gay

Noun

bágay (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜄᜌ᜔)

1. harmony; agreement between things

   Synonym: tutup

Adjective

bágay (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜄᜌ᜔)

1. proper; fit; suitable

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

bagay

1. friend

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagay (“same kind or type”). See also Tamil வகை (vakai).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡaj/ [ˈbaː.ɣaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aɡaj
• Syllabification: ba‧gay

Noun

bagay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜌ᜔)

1. thing; object; item
2. affair; matter

Derived terms

• bagay sa
• bagay-bagay
• kung sa bagay
• sa bagay
• sa bagay na iyon
• sa ganyang bagay
• sa ganyong bagay
• sa ibang bagay
• walang-kabagay-bagay

 

See also

• aytem
• gamit
• limbagay
• usapan

 

Adjective

bagay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜌ᜔)

1. proper; fit; suitable

   Synonyms: akma, angkop, dapat, nararapat, (dialectal) ayok, tugma, wasto, adaptado, eksakto, agpang

Derived terms

• bagayan
• bumagay
• di-bagay
• ibagay
• kabagay
• kabayagan
• mabagay
• magbagay
• magkabagay
• maibagay
• makibagay
• nababagay
• pagkabagay
• pagkapagbagay
• pakibagayan
• pakikibagay

 

See also

• hiyang

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• gabay, bayag, gabya, yabag