different between abay vs abaya

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

Etymology

From Arabic ????????? (?ab?ya). Compare aba. First attested in 1856.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abaya (plural abayas)

1. Synonym of aba

Translations

References

• Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ?ISBN)
• Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002) , “abaya”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 2

French

Etymology

From Arabic ????????? (?ab?ya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.ja/

Noun

abaya f (plural abayas)

1. abaya

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic ????????? (?ab?ya), alternative form of ????????? (?ab??a, “cloak”), derived from the root ? ? ?? (? b ?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?abaja]
• Hyphenation: aba?ya

Noun

abaya (first-person possessive abayaku, second-person possessive abayamu, third-person possessive abayanya)

1. abaya, aba.

Further reading

• “abaya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic ????????? (?ab?ya), alternative form of ????????? (?ab??a, “cloak”), derived from the root ? ? ?? (? b ?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?ba.ja/
• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: a?bà?ya

Noun

abaya f (invariable)

1. (neologism, Islam) abaya, aba

References

• abaya in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic ????????? (?ab?ya), alternative form of ????????? (?ab??a, “cloak. frock”), derived from the root ? ? ?? (? b ?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?baj?a/
• Rhymes: -aj?a
• Hyphenation: ab?ay?a

Noun

abaya m (definite singular abayaen, indefinite plural abayaer, definite plural abayaene)

1. (Islam) an abaya, muslim women's piece of clothing used in the area around the Persian Gulf which consists of a long, black cloak that in some cases also covers the head

See also

• chador (“chador”), burka (“burka”), hijab (“hijab”), kaftan (“kaftan”)

References

• “abaya” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abaya” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abaya” in Store norske leksikon

Spanish

Noun

abaya f (plural abayas)

1. abaya

Turkish

Noun

abaya

1. dative singular of aba

Xhosa

Etymology

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Alternative forms

• abaa

Pronoun

abaya

1. those over there, yonder; class 2 remote demonstrative.