Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Tamil குலை (kulai, bunch; cluster; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡulaj/ [ˈɡu.l̪aɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: gu‧lay

Noun

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gúlay (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. vegetable (cooked)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary[1]

Gamilaraay

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gulay

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gulay

  1. netbag
  2. fishnet
  3. goanna eggs

References

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  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Tamil குலை (kulai, bunch; cluster; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked).

Noun

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gulay

  1. vegetable
    Synonym: utan

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary[2]

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Possibly inherited from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Brunei Malay gulai, ultimately from Tamil குழை (kuḻai, tender leaf; sprout; shoot; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked). Compare Kapampangan gule, Bikol Central gulay, and Masbatenyo gulay.

Sense very weak due to disease is from parang gulay ang katawan. See also English vegetative.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gulay (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. vegetable
  2. cooking of a vegetable
  3. (Southern Tagalog) vegetable stew, usually in coconut milk
    Synonym: paggulay
  4. (Rizal) string beans
    Synonym: sitaw

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Adjective

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gulay (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. light blue (color/colour)
    Synonyms: murang bughaw, asul-klaro, ginulay
  2. (colloquial) very weak (due to disease)

References

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  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gulay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

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  • gulay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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