uhay

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Waray-Waray uhay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuhaj/ [ˈʔuː.haɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -uhaj
• Syllabification: u‧hay

Noun

uhay (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜑᜌ᜔)

1. stem or ear of grain; spike
2. growth or appearance of spikes

   Synonym: pag-uhay

Derived terms

• mag-uhay
• magkauhay
• pag-uhay
• uhayan
• umuhay

 

Waray-Waray

Noun

uháy

1. stem or spike of grains as of rice; rice stalk