misay

Tagalog

Etymology

From Tamil மீசை (mīcai). Related to Malay misai, Malayalam മീശ (mīśa), Marathi मिशी (miśī), Telugu మీసము (mīsamu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miˈsaj/ [mɪˈsaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: mi‧say

Noun

misáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜌ᜔)

1. moustache, beard

   Synonym: bigote

   Mahilig sila sa mga lalaking may mahahabang misay.

   They like men with long moustaches.

Derived terms

• himisay

 

Further reading

• “misay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• siyam