bebay

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ bay (“to bend”), from Middle English beien, beȝen, from Old English bīeġan (“to bend, turn, turn back, incline, depress, abase, humiliate, subject, persuade, convert”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *baugijaną.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

bebay (third-person singular simple present bebays, present participle bebaying, simple past and past participle bebayed)

1. (rare, transitive) To bay around or about; embay; hem in; surround.

Anagrams

• Abbey, abbey

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, compare Agutaynen babay, Ilocano babai.

Noun

bëbay

1. woman

Yogad

Noun

bebay

1. ocean