different between abay vs abray

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

Back-formation from the preterite abraid, abrayde. More at abraid.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?

Verb

abray (third-person singular simple present abrays, present participle abraying, simple past and past participle abrayed)

1. Obsolete form of abraid.

Anagrams

• Araby, Aybar, Ayrab