gaay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ay

Adjective

gaay

1. shriveled

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːj/

Noun

gaay

1. child

Adjective

gaay

1. little
2. small

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Yola

Adjective

gaay

1. Alternative form of gaaye
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:

     A gaay wytheen midhe.

     A well-looking girl.

   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 84:

     Lidge w'ouse an a milagh, tis gaay an louthee:

     Lie with us on the clover, 'tis fair and sheltered:

   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 96:

     Zoo wough aul returnth hime, contented an gaay,

     So we all returned home, contented and gay,

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 79