palay
See also: Palay
English edit
Etymology edit
From Tagalog palay. Doublet of paddy.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palay (countable and uncountable, plural palays)
- (Philippines) paddy
- 2021, CNN Philippines[1]:
- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting an additional 1.1 million metric tons of palay production amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chavacano edit
Noun edit
paláy
Ivatan edit
Noun edit
palay
Maguindanao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay. Cognate with Kapampangan pale (“palay”); Ilocano pagay (“palay”); Malay padi (“palay”); Javanese pari (“palay”).
Noun edit
palay
- rice (with husk)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay. Cognate with Kapampangan pale, Ilocano pagay, Malay padi, Javanese ꦥꦫꦶ (pari), Tetum hare.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜌ᜔)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “palay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*pajay”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary