different between abay vs abas

English

Etymology

From Middle English abay, a-bay, from Old French abai, aboi, abay (“barking”), from the verb abayer.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??be?/

Noun

abay (plural abays)

1. (obsolete) Barking or baying of dogs at their prey. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 17^th century.]

References

Anagrams

• aaby, baya, ya ba

Crimean Tatar

Noun

abay

1. (Northern dialect) grandmother

Usage notes

• Corresponding word in a standard Crimean Tatar: qartana

Declension

Hiligaynon

Verb

abáy (diminutive abáy-abáy, causative paabáy, frequentative abáy-abáy)

1. to enter, join
2. to associate, mingle

Middle English

Alternative forms

• abaye, a-bay, a-baye

Etymology

From Old French abai, from abayer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??b?i?/, /a?b?i?/

Noun

abay (uncountable)

1. (rare) The state of being defenceless against one's enemies.
2. (rare, Late Middle English) The baying of hounds in order to stop prey from escaping.

Descendants

• English: abay

References

• “abai, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-10.

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /??a.baj/

Noun

abay

1. best man; groomsman

   Si Pedro ang abay ni Juan sa kasal.

   Pedro is the best man of Juan in the wedding.

2. maid of honor; bridesmaid
3. escort; attendant; retainer
4. (colloquial) pal; friend; partner; companion

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /?a.?baj/

Adjective

abáy

1. lying or sitting close to each other

Derived terms

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??b?s/

Noun

abas

1. plural of aba

Noun

abas (plural abas)

1. Alternative spelling of abbasi

Anagrams

• AABs, BSAA, Basa, SABA, Saab, Saba, baas, basa, saba

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a?bas

Verb

abas

1. to catch up; to reach something that had been ahead
2. to go after someone

Cimbrian

Etymology

Compare German Abend. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

abas m

1. (Luserna) evening

References

• “abas” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
• “abas” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin abb?s, from Ancient Greek ????? (abbâs), from Aramaic ??????? (’abb?, “father”).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [?abas]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [?æb?z]

Noun

abas m (plural abasow)

1. abbot

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• abass

Etymology

From Italian abbasso.

Adverb

abas

1. down

Interjection

abas

1. down!, down with!

Galician

Noun

abas

1. plural of aba

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish haba.

Noun

ábas

1. A type of bean

Kalasha

Adjective

abas

1. useless, bad, wasted.

Latvian

Pronoun

abas

1. nominative plural feminine form of abi
2. accusative plural feminine form of abi

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?a.???/
• Hyphenation: a?bas

Noun

abas

1. plural of aba

Rohingya

Etymology

Akin to Konkani avaz, ultimately from Persian ????? (âvâz).

Noun

abas

1. sound

Tboli

Noun

abas

1. measles

Yakan

Noun

abas

1. athlete's foot