salaysay

Binukid

Noun

salaysay

1. cogon grass

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /salajˈsaj/ [sɐ.laɪ̯ˈsaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: sa‧lay‧say

Noun

salaysáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜌ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

1. narration; story

   Synonyms: kuwento, pagkukuwento, bida, pagbibida

2. testimony (as of a witness)

   Synonyms: pahayag, pagpapahayag

3. report; account

   Synonyms: ulat, pag-uulat

4. (law) affidavit

   Synonyms: apidabit, alusitha, sinumpaang salaysay, sinumpaang-pahayag, hura

Derived terms

• isalaysay
• kontra-salaysay
• magsalaysay
• mananalaysay
• pagkakasalaysay
• pagsalaysayin
• pagsasalaysay
• pasalaysay
• salaysayan
• salaysayin
• sinumpaang salaysay
• tagapagsalaysay
• tagasalaysay

 

See also

• saysay

 

Adjective

salaysáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜌ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

1. narrative

   Synonyms: pasalaysay, pakuwento

Further reading

• “salaysay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “salaysay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018