palay

See also: Palay

English

Etymology

From Tagalog palay. Doublet of paddy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpæleɪ/

Noun

palay (countable and uncountable, plural palays)

  1. (Philippines) paddy
    • 2021, CNN Philippines‎:
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting an additional 1.1 million metric tons of palay production amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chavacano

Noun

paláy

  1. rice plant

Ivatan

Noun

palay

  1. rice plant

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay. Cognate with Kapampangan pale (“palay”); Ilocano pagay (“palay”); Malay padi (“palay”); Javanese pari (“palay”).

Noun

palay

  1. rice (with husk)

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay. Cognate with Kapampangan pale, Ilocano pagay, Malay padi, Javanese ꦥꦫꦶ (pari), Tetum hare.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpalaj/ [ˈpa.laɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -alaj
  • Syllabification: pa‧lay

Noun

palay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. rice plant

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “palay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*pajay”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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