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quay
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)
- (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)
- 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 • (?, ?, ?, ????, ????, ????, ????)
- to turn; to revolve; to swivel
- (transitive) to dial (a phone number)
- to whirl; to reverse; to turn back
- to spit roast
- to film
Derived terms
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quag
English
Etymology
Alteration of Middle English quabbe (“a marsh, bog”), from Old English cwabba (“that which shakes or trembles, something soft and flabby”). Cognate with Dutch kwab (“fleshy lobe”).
Noun
quag (plural quags)
- (obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.
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