gulay

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Tamil குலை (kulai, “bunch; cluster; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡulaj/
  • Hyphenation: gu‧lay

Noun

gúlay (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. vegetable (cooked)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎

Gamilaraay

gulay

Pronunciation

Noun

gulay

  1. netbag
  2. fishnet
  3. goanna eggs

References

  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Tamil குலை (kulai, “bunch; cluster; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”).

Noun

gulay

  1. vegetable
    Synonym: utan

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly inherited from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Brunei Malay gulai, ultimately from Tamil குழை (kuḻai, “tender leaf; sprout; shoot; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”). Compare Kapampangan gule, Bikol Central gulay, and Masbatenyo gulay.

Sense “very weak due to disease” is from parang gulay ang katawan. See also English vegetative.

Pronunciation

Noun

gulay (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. vegetable
  2. cooking of a vegetable
  3. (Southern Tagalog) vegetable stew, usually in coconut milk
    Synonym: paggulay
  4. (Rizal) string beans
    Synonym: sitaw

Derived terms

Adjective

gulay (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. light blue (color/colour)
    Synonyms: murang bughaw, asul-klaro, ginulay
  2. (colloquial) very weak (due to disease)

References

  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gulay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

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

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