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

Noun

pilay

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/ [ˈpi.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 (2010–) “*piNay”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *piNay.

Adjective

pilay

1. lame

   Synonym: pingka'