bakay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧kay

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

bakay

1. the ornate threadfin bream (Nemipterus hexodon)

Etymology 2

Unknown

Verb

bakay

1. to move the spotting line

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbakaj/ [ˈbaː.xaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -akaj
• Syllabification: ba‧kay

Noun

bakay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜌ᜔)

1. watcher; ambusher; waylayer (especially those watching for anyone passing by from a vantage point)

   Synonyms: abang, bantay, espiya, tanod

Derived terms

• bakayan
• bumakay
• magbakay
• magbakayan
• pagbabakay
• pagbakay
• tagabakay