uhay

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Waray-Waray uhay.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔuhaj/ [ˈʔu.haɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -uhaj
  • Syllabification: u‧hay

Noun

uhay (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. stem or ear of grain; spike
  2. growth or appearance of spikes
    Synonym: pag-uhay

Derived terms
  • mag-uhay
  • magkauhay
  • pag-uhay
  • uhayan
  • umuhay

Waray-Waray

Noun

uháy

  1. stem or spike of grains as of rice; rice stalk
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