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abay

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 17th 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

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abax

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ???? (ábax, board covered with sand). Doublet of abacus and abaque.

Noun

abax (plural not attested)

  1. An ancient counting board containing grooves in which counters were placed; a forerunner of the abacus.
    Basic arithmetic could be done with an abax.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Baxa

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /?a.baks/, [?äbäks?]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a.baks/, [???b?ks]

Noun

abax m (genitive abacis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of abacus

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

  • abax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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