sakay

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Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay.

Verb

sakay

  1. to ride, to travel

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈkaj/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧kay

Noun

sakáy (Basahan spelling ᜐᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. boat ride
  2. fluvial procession
  3. ride; embarkation
    Synonyms: lunad, sangkay

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧kay
  • IPA(key): /saˈkaj/

Noun

sakay

  1. a ride

Verb

sakay

  1. to board, to embark, to ride

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay.

Verb

sakay

  1. to ride

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay.

Verb

sakay

  1. to ride

References

  • A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya (Honolulu 1967)

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay. Compare Kapampangan sake.

Pronunciation

Noun

sakáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. ride; riding (of a vehicle, animal, etc.)
    Synonym: pagsakay
  2. rider; passenger
    Synonym: pasahero
  3. load; cargo
    Synonyms: kargada, kargamento, lulan
  4. (printing) mounting of type composition on a printing machine
    Synonym: montada
  5. (printing) number of type compositions needed (to complete printing of a publication on the machine)
  6. (by extension, colloquial, euphemistic) act of mounting someone to have sexual intercourse
  7. (figurative, colloquial) conforming with others; going with the flow; playing along

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

sakáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. riding (on a vehicle, animal, etc.)
    Synonyms: lulan, nakalulan, nakasakay

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay.

Noun

sakáy

  1. rider; passenger
  2. load; cargo; lading
  3. act of riding on, taking a ride, or boarding a vehicle or the like
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