gaay

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧ay

Adjective

gaay

  1. shriveled

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

Noun

gaay

  1. child

Adjective

gaay

  1. little
  2. small

References

  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Yola

Adjective

gaay

  1. Alternative form of gaaye
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      A gaay wytheen midhe.
      A well-looking girl.
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 84:
      Lidge w'ouse an a milagh, tis gaay an louthee:
      Lie with us on the clover, 'tis fair and sheltered:
    • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 96:
      Zoo wough aul returnth hime, contented an gaay,
      So we all returned home, contented and gay,

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 79
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