pilay

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *piNay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ˈlaj/

Noun

piláy

1. cripple

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

piláy

1. cripple

Ibaloi

Noun

pilay

1. cripple

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈlaj/, [piˈlai̯]

Noun

piláy

1. cripple

Karao

Noun

pilay

1. lameness in both legs

Kavalan

Adjective

pilay

1. lazy

Kayapa Kallahan

Noun

pilay

1. cripple

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilay, from Proto-Austronesian *piNay (“lame, crippled”). Compare Malay pirai (“rheumatic”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpilaj/ [ˈpiː.laɪ̯] (“limp; sprain”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ilaj
  • IPA^(key): /piˈlaj/ [pɪˈlaɪ̯] (“lame; sprained”, adjective; “lame person”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: pi‧lay

Noun

pilay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜌ᜔)

1. limp; lame step or walk
2. sprain

Derived terms

• mapilay
• mapilayan
• pilayan
• pilayin
• pumilay

 

See also

• ika

Adjective

piláy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜌ᜔)

1. lame; sprained
2. (figurative) disadvantaged

Noun

piláy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜌ᜔)

1. cripple; lame person

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lipya

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *piNay.

Adjective

pilay

1. lame

   Synonym: pingka'