different between quay vs piers

English

Alternative forms

• cay

Etymology

The current spelling was adopted in the 1690s to emulate the spelling but not the pronunciation (at least originally) of the equivalent modern French quai. From Middle English kay, key, kaye, keye, from Old French kay, cail, from Gaulish *kagyum, cagiíun (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kag?yóm (“enclosure”). Doublet of hedge.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ki?/ enPR: k?
• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /ke?/
• (US) enPR: k?, IPA^(key): /ki/, /ke?/
• Rhymes: -i?, -e?
• Homophone: key

Noun

quay (plural quays)

1. (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

Derived terms

• Connah's Quay
• quayside
• Willington Quay

Translations

Verb

quay (third-person singular simple present quays, present participle quaying, simple past and past participle quayed)

1. To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

See also

• dock; pier; float; cay; harbour, harbor; mole; riprap; wharf

References

• quay at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• quya

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kwe?.

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [kwaj??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [kwaj??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waj??]

Verb

quay • (?, ?, ?, ????, ????, ????, ????)

1. to turn; to revolve; to swivel
2. (transitive) to dial (a phone number)

3. to whirl; to reverse; to turn back
4. to spit roast
5. to film

Derived terms

English

Noun

piers

1. plural of pier

Anagrams

• 'spire, Peris, Speir, Spier, peris, pries, prise, resip, ripes, spier, spire

Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *p?rs?.

Noun

piers f

1. breast, chest