gamay

See also: Gamay

English

Noun

gamay (plural gamays)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Gamay.

Anagrams

• agamy

Bandjalang

Alternative forms

• kumai

Adjective

gamay

1. big
   • 1892, H. Livingstone, A short Grammar and Vocabulary of the Dialect spoken by the Minyuġ People, in John Fraser (ed.) An Australian Language

     If a man who speaks Minyuġ is aksed what is the native word for ‘big’ or ‘large,’ he replies, kumai.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• gidhuhyn
• jehr

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧may
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmaj/, [ɡaˈmaɪ̯]

Etymology 1

Adjective

gamáy

1. weak (referring to joints or connections)

See also

• bublay
• gurapay
• lupog
• maluya
• yaya

 

Etymology 2

Noun

gamáy

1. fine, gold chain

See also

• kadena
• kuwerdas

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧may
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmaj/, [ɡɐˈmaɪ̯]

Adjective

gamáy (plural gagmay, Badlit spelling ᜄᜋᜌ᜔)

1. small, little

   Synonym: diyutay

   Antonym: dako

Derived terms

• gamyan
• gamyon
• gigamyan
• mogamay

 

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

gamay m (plural gamays)

1. Gamay

Further reading

• “gamay”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hiligaynon

Adjective

gamay

1. little, small

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

gamay

1. edible seaweed

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kamay

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡamaj/ [ˈɡa.maɪ̯], /ɡaˈmaj/ [ɡɐˈmaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -amaj, -aj
• Syllabification: ga‧may

Adjective

gamay or gamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜌ᜔)

1. accustomed to handling; suited to one's manner of using (someone's instruments, machines, etc.)

   Synonyms: kasundo, kagamay

Derived terms

• kagamay
• magamay

 

Further reading

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