suhay

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈhaj/ [suˈhaɪ̯]
  • IPA(key): /suˈʔaj/ [suˈʔaɪ̯] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: su‧hay

Adjective

suháy (plural suruhay, Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of suway.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greater Central Proto-Philippine *sulay. Compare Cebuano sulay and Hiligaynon sulay.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsuhaj/ [ˈsuː.haɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -uhaj
  • Syllabification: su‧hay

Noun

suhay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. prop; support; brace (usually of houses against strong winds and storms)
  2. (figurative) mainstay of the family; main breadwinner of the family

Derived terms

  • isuhay
  • magsuhay
  • pagsuhayan
  • suhayan
  • suhayin
  • sumuhay

See also

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Noun

suhay

  1. quarrel; brawl; feud; strife
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