taytay

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tay‧tay
  • IPA(key): /ˈtajtaj/

Noun

táytáy

  1. line
    Synonym: linya
  2. row
    Synonyms: raya, talay

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tay‧tay
  • IPA(key): /ˈtajtaj/

Noun

taytay

  1. a bridge; a construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.

Karao

Noun

taytay

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Sambali

Noun

taytay

  1. bridge

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taytay, from Proto-Austronesian *taytay. Compare Cebuano taytay, Kapampangan tete, Sambali taytay, and Malay titi.

Pronunciation

Noun

taytáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. bamboo or wooden footbridge
  2. flow (as of electric current on a wire)
    Synonym: talaytay
  3. low mountain range
    Synonym: tagaytay

Further reading

  • “taytay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*taytay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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