-ay

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See also: ay, Ay, AY, , , ấy, āy, and -aþ

English

Suffix

-ay

  1. Used in the game of Pig Latin.
    "please be quiet or I'll cry" becomes "ease-play e-bay iet-quay or-way I'll-way y-cray"

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Malagasy

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ay

  1. our

References

  • Diksionera Malagasy-Englisy, 1973 edition.

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Spanish -a and y or English -y.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ay (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜌ᜔)

  1. female equivalent of -oy: used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names

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