tulay

See also: Tülay and từ láy

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tulay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧lay
  • IPA(key): /tuˈlaj/ [tuˈl̪aɪ̯]

Noun

tuláy

  1. bridge

Derived terms

  • magtulay
  • tulayan

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tulay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧lay
  • IPA(key): /tuˈlaj/ [t̪ʊˈl̪aɪ̯]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

tuláy

  1. bridge
    Synonym: taytay

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tulay (cf. Bikol Central tulay, Cebuano tulay, Hiligaynon tulay, Waray-Waray tulay).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈlaj/ [t̪ʊˈlaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: tu‧lay

Noun

tuláy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. bridge
    Synonyms: taytay, palapala
  2. (colloquial) mediator; go-between
    Synonyms: tagapamagitan, bugaw

Derived terms

  • magtulay
  • manulay
  • patulayan
  • tulayan
  • tulayin
  • tumulay

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tulay.

Noun

tuláy

  1. bridge
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