different between islet vs cay

English

Etymology

From Middle French islette; synchronically analyzable as isle +? -let.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.l?t/
• Homophone: eyelet

Noun

islet (plural islets)

1. A small island

   Synonym: eyot

2. (biology) An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function

Translations

See also

• islets of Langerhans

Anagrams

• IELTS, Leist, Steil, e-list, istle, liest, lites, slite, stile, teils, tiles

English

Alternative forms

• key

Etymology

From Spanish cayo, from Taíno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki?/, /ke?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Noun

cay (plural cays or cayes)

1. A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.

Related terms

• isle, islet, island, quay

Anagrams

• CYA, cya

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian ???? (jây).

Noun

cay (definite accusative cay?, plural caylar)

1. (Classical Azerbaijani) place

Declension

References

• “cay” in Obastan.com.

Jakaltek

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *kyar.

Noun

cay

1. fish

References

• Church, Clarence; Church, Katherine (1955) Vocabulario castellano-jacalteco, jacalteco-castellano?^[1] (in Spanish), Guatemala C. A.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 47; 9

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [kaj??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [kaj??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ka(?)j??]

Adjective

cay • (?, ?, ????, ????, ????, ????, ????)

1. (of sensation) hot, spicy, or reminiscent of chili pepper

Derived terms