baylay

Guyanese Creole English

Etymology

Borrowed from Caribbean Hindustani bele. Cognate with Hindi बेलना (belnā, “to roll out dough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bei.lei/

Verb

baylay

1. to roll out (dough)

Related terms

• belna (“rolling pin”)

 

References

• Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 13