suhay
Bikol Central
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editsuwáy
- Alternative form of suway
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Greater Central Proto-Philippine *sulay. Compare Cebuano sulay and Hiligaynon sulay.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsuhaj/ [ˈsuː.haɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -uhaj
- Syllabification: su‧hay
Noun
editsuhay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- prop; support; brace (usually of houses against strong winds and storms)
- (figurative) mainstay of the family; main breadwinner of the family
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “suhay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
editWaray-Waray
editNoun
editsuhay
Categories:
- Bikol Central terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bikol Central lemmas
- Bikol Central adjectives
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/uhaj
- Rhymes:Tagalog/uhaj/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Waray-Waray lemmas
- Waray-Waray nouns