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^[1]:

     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

• palayan

 

See also

• bigas
• kanin

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lapay