different between quay vs quar

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

quar (plural quars)

1. (obsolete) A quarry

   • A chrysolite, a gem, the very agate / Of state and policy, cut from the quar / Of Machiavel.

2. (slang) quarantine

Verb

quar (third-person singular simple present quars, present participle quarring, simple past and past participle quarred)

1. To choke or block (typically a river)

Albanian

Alternative forms

• quer

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kl?(u)ra, related to qos. Cognate to Ancient Greek ???????? (kladarós, “fragile”), Old Irish claidim (“to empty”).

Noun

quar m (indefinite plural qore, definite singular quari, definite plural qoret)

1. prison, cellar, shelter

Related terms

• qos

References

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kvar, French quatre, Italian quattro, Spanish cuatro, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *k?etwóres.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwar/

Numeral

quar

1. four (4)

Old French

Alternative forms

• kar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar/
• Homophones: kar, qar
• Rhymes: -ar

Conjunction

quar

1. for; because; due to this

Descendants

• French: car