manay
See also: mañay
Bakung edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)ʀuqanay.
Adjective edit
manay
- male
- ca kading manay ― a male goat
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) + -y.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧nay
- IPA(key): /ˈmanaj/, [ˈma.n̪aɪ̯] (Naga)
- IPA(key): /maˈnaj/, [maˈn̪aɪ̯] (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)
Noun edit
mánay or manáy (masculine manoy)
- big sister; elder sister (especially the eldest)
- Nagluto si manay kan samuyang pangudtohan.
- Our big sister cooked our lunch.
- (informal) respectful term of address or honorific for a young woman or girl or any female older than oneself: miss; sis
- Nagbakal ako nin kakanon hali ki manay.
- I bought food from the miss (food stall vendor).
Synonyms edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) + -y.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧nay
- IPA(key): /ˈmanaj/, [ˈma.n̪aɪ̯]
- IPA(key): /maˈnaj/, [mʌˈn̪aɪ̯] (term of address)
Noun edit
manay (masculine manoy)
- an older woman; female senior (relatively older than the speaker)
- term of address for any woman older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly woman: ma'am
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Dupaningan Agta edit
Noun edit
manay
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) + -y.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manay (masculine manoy)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)