kalaykay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧lay‧kay

Noun

kalaykay

1. the angel locks (Phyllodium pulchellum)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *k<ar>aykáy, from *kaykáy. Compare Ilocano karaykay, Ibanag karekay, and Kapampangan kaleke. Possibly composed of kaykay +‎ *-al-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalajˈkaj/ [kɐ.laɪ̯ˈxaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ka‧lay‧kay

Noun

kalaykáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜌ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔) (agriculture)

1. rake

   Synonyms: pangahig, pangaykay, kalahig

2. harrow

   Synonyms: suyod, kalmot

Derived terms

• kalaykayin
• mangalaykay
• pagkalaykay

See also

• hukay
• kaykay

Further reading

• “kalaykay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kaykáy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI